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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Bass Are Not Bucketmouths," what did Hill say should never be widely shown as human-like?

2. How did Hill describe his wife's attitude toward hunting?

3. In "Waterfowling," what did Hill say all good hunters had?

4. In "Take a Grownup Fishing," how did Hill describe the adults that should be taken fishing?

5. When did Hill say "Annual Report" was submitted?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was a Low Rod according to Hill?

2. In "The Unseen Egg," how did Hill say hunting and fishing differed from most other sports?

3. In "What Makes a Hunter?," what made a hunter successful?

4. In "Letter to an Angler," what did Hill say fishing was about?

5. In "What Makes a Hunter?," what was the difference between the average hunter and the true hunter?

6. What did Hill defend himself for, in "The Trapshooter's Code"?

7. In "Lost," what did Hill say one had to do to find oneself?

8. In "Our World Without Shotguns," what did Hill say would not exist without shotguns?

9. What about Africa did Hill say he could not accurately describe?

10. What was "Some Other Time" about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Laughter and happiness is a common theme found in this book. Where does this come into play, and how does it affect the characters involved in these articles?

Essay Topic 2

Where did Hill use personification in his articles, and how were those articles different from the other articles in the collection?

Essay Topic 3

How did Hill use irony in his articles, and how did the inclusion of these ironies change the tone of the stories?

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