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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 named Bearing-the-Cost, that some called "Forgiveness?"
2. Why didn't Mrs. Valiant stay the night with Much-Afraid?
3. Feeling her resolve to make the journey to the High Places weakened by Pride's words, who did Much-Afraid call upon for help?
4. What did Much-Afraid do to Self-Pity when he said the word "bruising"?
5. Why didn't Mrs. Valiant admonish Much-Afraid for being frightened?
Short Essay Questions
1. With whom was Much-Afraid to struggle as she walked along the Shores of Loneliness?
2. What was the Shepherd's advice before he left Much-Afraid at the Shore of Loneliness?
3. Why is Much-Afraid so excited at the end of Chapter 8?
4. Where were Much-Afraid and her traveling companions to cross the body of water that they reached to get to the other side, and what did they find there?
5. How does the name "Much-Afraid" fit the main character's persona?
6. What did Much-Afraid fear most about her family?
7. What is the furnace of Egypt?
8. Why did the Shepherd suggest Much-Afraid and the twins begin their trek up the mountain that evening?
9. Why was Much-Afraid so drawn to the Chief Shepherd?
10. What deterred the Fearling family from their evil plot to prevent Much-Afraid from leaving with the Shepherd?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How could the physical locations Much-Afraid travels through on her journey be compared to one's journey through life? List some of the locations and give examples of what they might symbolize?
Essay Topic 2
When a baby is born parents either choose a name they like, or they look at the meaning of various names and choose one that represents the characteristics they hope their child will possess, one a name that holds a symbolic meaning to them. In what way is this similar or different to the names the Shepherd chooses for the characters who make it to the High Places? This is a general question, although good examples are the new names give to Much-Afraid, Sorrow and Suffering. What does their new name tell you about them? What does it tell you about the Shepherd?
Essay Topic 3
In the story, Sorrow and Suffering were twins. Why did the writer make them twins? In what way do Sorrow and Suffering go together? What does their description tell you about them?
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