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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 "Time . . . And This Place," what did hunters in 1980 have to pay for lots of?

2. In "No, I Have Not Thanked a Green Plant Today--I've Been Busy," who was Hill berating?

3. In "Bass Are Not Bucketmouths," what did Hill say should never be named?

4. In "The Trapshooter's Code," what did Hill say could vastly change the conditions of trapshooting?

5. In "Losing Things," why did Hill say he lost something?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. According to Hill, how did The Dreamer treat a fishing trip?

5. How did Hill describe hunters in "Some Things Never Change"?

6. What joke was Hill making in "Take a Grownup Fishing"?

7. What did Hill say Jake had no patience for?

8. In "The Gentle Giant of Time," how did Hill prefer to chop down the dead limb and why?

9. In "Wanted: Ten-Year-Old," why did Hill want to spend time with a young boy?

10. What was "Time . . . And This Place" about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Hill feel about environmentalists and why?

Essay Topic 2

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

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?

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