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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, On the Shores of Loneliness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Pride chosen for his designated task in the chapter, "Encounters with Pride"?
(a) The Shepherd liked him.
(b) He was too proud to admit defeat and wouldn't give up.
(c) He was quick and would kidnap her.
(d) He was handsome and could woo Much-Afraid.

2. What had the Shepherd told Much-Afraid that she now knew was true?
(a) That he couldn't wait for her.
(b) That she was too lame for the trip.
(c) That love and pain go together.
(d) That it is hard to see without a lantern.

3. What does the Shepherd tell Much-Afraid she must learn on her journey?
(a) How to grow the flowers of Love.
(b) The alphabet of the High Place.
(c) How to leap high and swiftly.
(d) The alphabet of Love and develop hinds' feet.

4. What was the song Much-Afraid read after awakening during the night?
(a) The song of a shepherdess who failed to respond to the call of love.
(b) The story of a woman who lost her love forever.
(c) A poem about Shepherds.
(d) A children's story about sheep.

5. Why didn't Mrs. Valiant admonish Much-Afraid for being frightened?
(a) Because Much-Afraid is one of the fearlings.
(b) Because Much-Afraid can't stand up to her relatives.
(c) Because no one but the Shepherd himself can help her.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Much-Afraid find when when got to the sheepfolds?

2. What did Much-Afraid do when the Shepherd told her that she and the twins would be taking a detour through the desert?

3. Why didn't Much-Afraid want to go when Sorrow and Suffering started on a downward path?

4. What did Pride do to Much-Afraid that caused her pain as she continued her journey to the High Places?

5. What awakened Much-Afraid from her sleep the night after the foiled abduction?

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