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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 did Much-Afraid and her companions find as they drew closer to the mountainside?

2. What verse was Much-Afraid shouting from the causeway?

3. Who tried to prevent her from making the journey to the High Places?

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

5. What does the Shepherd promise before he leaves Much-Afraid and her companions to travel alone in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. As one begins reading, what is quickly realized about the names of the people in the story?

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

3. In what ways did Much-Afraid change as she walked the long journey along the Shores of Loneliness?

4. What type of disfigurements did Much-Afraid have?

5. After fearing she missed her appointment with the Shepherd, what did Much-Afraid do that was so unlike her?

6. What unexpected and unpleasant surprise did Much-Afraid find when she and her companions got to the Great Precipice and realized they had to climb it to get to the High Places?

7. What deterred the Fearling family from their evil plot to prevent Much-Afraid from leaving with the Shepherd?

8. Why is the golden flower named Acceptance-with-Joy?

9. What did the Fearling Family do to try to stop Much-Afraid from leaving in Chapter 2?

10. Why did the Fearling family decide to send Pride to bring Much-Afraid back to the Valley?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the symbolism of the Shepherd, the King of Love, and the plant of Love growing in Much-Afraid's heart?

Essay Topic 2

What is the difference between the natural need for human love and the plant of love that were growing inside Much-Afraid?

Essay Topic 3

What do the different characters show the readers about themselves? Do the characters show the readers anything about themselves, like traits that a positive or negative in some way? List some characters and their traits and explain how they may all relate to a single person.

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