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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Much-Afraid want to please?
(a) Mrs. Dismal Forebodings.
(b) The little Shepherd.
(c) The Chief Shepherd.
(d) Craven Fearling.

2. After they leave the desert, where does the Shepherd leave Much-Afraid and her traveling companions to continue alone?
(a) At the foot of the mountains.
(b) On the other side of the water.
(c) By the pyramids.
(d) On the shore of a great sea.

3. When Pride catches up with Much-Afraid on the Shores of Loneliness, who was with him?
(a) Craven Fear, Resentment, and Bitterness.
(b) Bitterness, Self-Pity, and Mistrust.
(c) Craven Fear, Lord Fearling, and Mrs. Dismal Foreboding.
(d) Resentment, Bitterness, and Self-Pity.

4. After warding off Bitterness, where did the Shepherd take Much-Afraid and her companions before leaving them again?
(a) To the edge of a forest.
(b) To a large body of water with a large stone bridge across it.
(c) To a dock where they would get a boat to cross the water.
(d) To the foot of the mountains.

5. Who raised the orphaned Much-Afraid?
(a) Miss Foreboding.
(b) The Chief Shepherd.
(c) Mrs. Charles Fearling.
(d) Mrs. Dismal Forebodings.

6. In Chapter 8, when the path once again took a disappointing turn away from the mountain, who showed up to taunt Much-Afraid?
(a) Craven Fear.
(b) Pride.
(c) Bitterness.
(d) Sorrow and Suffering.

7. How does the Shepherd compare the flowers to the human soul?
(a) The most wonderful of all may never be seen by another person.
(b) The King of Love reveres that which stands out the most.
(c) Everyone loves to see the most beautiful.
(d) Human's must be careful not to be crushed like the flowers.

8. Why didn't Mrs. Valiant stay the night with Much-Afraid?
(a) Much-Afraid refused the offer.
(b) Mrs. Valiant's children were crying.
(c) Mr. Valiant wanted his wife to come home.
(d) Mrs. Valiant was too busy.

9. What awakened Much-Afraid from her sleep the night after the foiled abduction?
(a) The Shepherd asking why she never came.
(b) A nightmare about marrying Craven Fearling.
(c) An agonizing pain.
(d) The voices of the Fearlings outside her window.

10. As she faced the precipice, what was the assault on Much-Afraid from her family?
(a) Resentment insisted she should be angry with the Shepherd for tricking her.
(b) Pride and Self-Pity told her she was better off at home.
(c) Discouraging words, insisting she had been a fool to believe the Shepherd.
(d) The entire family trapped and bound her.

11. While at the foot of the precipice, what did Suffering finally do to get Much-Afraid to call the Shepherd?
(a) She sat down and cried with her.
(b) She shook her until she saw reason.
(c) She called for him herself.
(d) She pricked her with a sharp knife.

12. What did Much-Afraid do to come to terms with the Shepherd's request to go through the desert?
(a) She rested then started into the desert.
(b) She planted a flower.
(c) She took the hands of her companions and sang.
(d) She built an altar and laid down her will on it.

13. What seasonal changes were taking place on the other side of the water?
(a) A springtime awakening of green and colorful flowers.
(b) Steam rose from the ground as summer heated the earth.
(c) Winter had covered the earth with pure white and the trees with ice.
(d) The trees were painted with all the colors of autumn.

14. What did Much-Afraid and her companions see in the desert?
(a) A sand storm.
(b) Nothing except pyramids.
(c) A trail to an oasis.
(d) The Spinx.

15. For what did the Shepherd gently chide Much-Afraid?
(a) For talking to Pride.
(b) For letting Pride come up and take her hands.
(c) For calling him while he was busy.
(d) For taking so long getting up the mountain

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Much-Afraid do to Self-Pity when he said the word "bruising"?

2. What did Much-Afraid do at the edge of the cliff?

3. As she sat exhausted at the foot of the precipice, why didn't Much-Afraid want to call the Shepherd even though Sorrow and Suffering wanted her to?

4. How does Pride treat Much-Afraid after he catches up with her?

5. What did the Shepherd say to Much-Afraid as they walked among the flowers?

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