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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Just when she realized how impossible it would be to climb the mountain, what did Suffering point out?
(a) A rabbit climbing up a trail.
(b) A sign showing them the way up.
(c) An eagle flying overhead.
(d) A buck, followed by a doe, climbing up the mountain.

4. What did the Shepherd tell Much-Afraid when they met at the edge of the woods?
(a) She was at the end of her journey.
(b) She had to turn around and head back to get to the High Places.
(c) It was time to go to the High Places.
(d) He was going to fly her up to the High Places.

5. Who rescued Much-Afraid when she finally called for help?
(a) The Shepherd.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Mrs. Valiant, Much-Afraid's neighbor.
(d) Her sisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Hind's Feet?

2. Why didn't Mrs. Valiant admonish Much-Afraid for being frightened?

3. What did the four people from home do that frightened Much-Afraid on the Shores of Loneliness?

4. When the Shepherd responded to Much-Afriad's call for help with Bitterness in Chapter 8, what did the Shepherd tell her to do?

5. What did Much-Afraid realize about her climb to the High Places?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Much-Afraid do before she and the twin sisters continued on their journey?

2. Who showed up at the foot of the precipice to try to talk Much-Afraid out of continuing her journey to the High Places?

3. What did Sorrow and Suffering suggest to help Much-Afraid's injury heal so she could finish the trip up the precipice?

4. At the foot of the great precipice when Much-Afraid finally did call the Shepherd for help, what did he do?

5. Why was Much-Afraid so insistent she was not going to call the Shepherd for help as she stood at the bottom of the precipice?

6. Why was Much-Afraid so upset when she awoke in the middle of the night following the assault of the Fearling clan?

7. What is the furnace of Egypt?

8. What happened when Much-Afraid was trapped at the cliff on the Shores of Loneliness?

9. What was the Shepherd's promise just before he left Much-Afraid, Sorrow, and Suffering to begin their journey?

10. Why is Much-Afraid so unwilling to have the twins, Sorrow and Suffering, as her companions on the journey to the High Places?

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