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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. Where were Much-Afraid, the twins and the Shepherd when they got to the top of the second mountain?

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

3. At the end of the story, what did Grace and Glory realize after telling the King of Love what she wanted to do?

4. How did Much-Afraid feel in the morning after her offering on the altar?

5. What did Much-Afraid realize after spending time in the cabin with her companions?

Short Essay Questions

1. How fitting was the new name the King gave Much-Afraid?

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

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

4. What did Grace and Glory start to think about when she realized she could look down and see her old home from the High Places?

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. What did the Shepherd show Much-Afraid after they took the chairs to the top of another mountain?

10. When did Much-Afraid realize she finally had hinds' feet?

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

What do the altars in the novel represent? How do they relate to people in real life?

Essay Topic 3

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

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