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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 see on the altar the morning after her offering?

2. What did Much-Afraid think when she saw the waterfall coming from the High Places?

3. What was in the valley where the King of Love took Grace and Glory and her companions?

4. What else did Much Afraid notice about herself after she got out of the pool of water where she had bathed?

5. As they walked through the mist, what did Much-Afraid finally do so she would not have to listen to the taunts from her family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Shepherd say when he came to Much-Afraid in the cabin where she and her companions took refuge from the floods?

2. When Much-Afraid awakened after sacrificing the need for human love that had been growing in her heart, what did she find?

3. How did Much-Afraid react when the Shepherd suggested in Chapter 12 that he really might deceive her?

4. Why was the place Grace and Glory, Joy, and Peace went to with the King called the "Beginner's Slopes?"

5. How did the King explain the alphabet of Love and what it meant to Grace and Glory now that she was changed?

6. What happened when Much-Afraid got out of the rocky pool she had bathed in?

7. While in the Valley of Loss, Much-Afraid was extremely frightened and felt as though she was looking down into the abyss of horror. What did she say when the Shepherd came to her?

8. After getting soaked from the storm, and walking around in the heavy mist, what weakness did the Fearling clan target when they made their next verbal attack on Much-Afraid and her companions?

9. What happened when Much-Afraid thought about throwing away all her memory stones?

10. What did the King tell Grace and Glory when she spoke to him about the feelings she was having about her family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 15, "The Floods", Much-Afraid is so frustrated she considers throwing away her memory stones. As she looks at them, what are the lessons she remembers from each stone?

Essay Topic 2

Once Much-Afraid became Grace and Glory, and received all that the Shepherd promised, living in a perfect place, why did she want to return to the horrible place she came from? Explain with details of how the changes in her were part of what brought her to that decision.

Essay Topic 3

Take a closer look at the "Water Song." What is the symbolism in this song as it relates to Much-Afraid's journey to go higher? Later in the story there is the waterfall coming from the Kingdom of Love. What do both of these songs tell the reader about the message in this novel? Do their words help prepare the reader for the meaning of the final chapter? In what ways?

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