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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 "The Waiting Game," what did Hill compare life to?

2. In "Mending Harness," what kind of living did Hill say happened on the days he spent preparing his equipment?

3. What bird was discussed in "Hammers"?

4. In "A Little Quicker," who did Hill say would help him win?

5. What did the hero in "Dog Hair In Your Drink" breathe inadvertently?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Best and the Worst of It," where did Hill get his favorite fishing rod?

2. What was "Mending Harness" about?

3. In "Why Is It. . .?," what skills did Hill say he was grateful for?

4. What did Hill do on his Listening Walks?

5. In "A Little Quicker," what did Hill say he would need to do to win The Grand American?

6. In "It's All Relative," what did Hill say he was envious of?

7. What was "Giving and Taking" about?

8. What was "Dog Hair In Your Drink" about?

9. In "Wood Smoke," why did Hill say he hated wood burning stoves?

10. In "A Question of Statistics," how did Hill say men would never learn to hunt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Hill describe his ideal November, and why would it never be possible? What did this plan indicate about his personality?

Essay Topic 2

What kind of payment did Hill get for his writing, and what did this indicate about his character? Why do you think this detail was significant enough for the author to include it in some of these narratives?

Essay Topic 3

How did Hill feel about environmentalists and why?

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