View a FREE sample

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. In "Low Rod," what kind of fish was featured?

3. In "Unpacking Some Memories of Africa," how did Hill travel in the Savannah?

4. Who was "The Idler" compared to?

5. In "The Trapshooter's Code," what habit was Hill defending?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "It's Not Just Fishing, It's Fate," what awed Hill about fishing?

2. What was "Some Other Time" about?

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

4. What was a Low Rod according to Hill?

5. In "Observations and Insights," where did Hill say the biggest fish could always be found?

6. In "Losing Things," what did Hill say made it impossible to find things?

7. In "Annual Report," what did Hill compare his wife to and why?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which article in this book did you relate to most and why?

Essay Topic 2

What was the significance of the title of the book, and what role did it play in that article?

Essay Topic 3

Getting lost was the theme of a couple of these stories. What brought about this theme, and how did he feel about this theme?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 532 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample