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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. What was wrong with Maine in November?

2. In "The Responsible Sportsman," how did Hill say success should be measured?

3. In "Why Is It. . .?," what was Hill wondering about?

4. In "Horoscope Revisited," what did Hill say a Sagitarius liked to do before hunting?

5. In "Hammers," what was Hussey?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Another November Season," what special union did Hill talk about?

2. What analogy was used by Hill in "The Waiting Game"?

3. In "Horoscope Revisited," what did Hill say about Leos?

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

5. In "November," why did Hill say his ideal November was impossible?

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

7. In "Taking Turns," what did Hill say he did not miss about his childhood?

8. In "Hammers," what did Hill say he hoped his gun had been a part of?

9. In "Horoscopes," what did Hill say about Geminis?

10. In "Annual Report (For Most Recent Fiscal Year)," how did Hill end the article?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What weaknesses did Hill have, and how did these affect his hunting and fishing hobbies?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of Hill's life, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Hill tried to be an objective observer of nature. How did this objectivity affect his writing?

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