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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Much-Afraid do to Self-Pity when he said the word "bruising"?
(a) She kicked him.
(b) She picked up a small rock and threw it at him.
(c) She yelled at him to go away.
(d) She ran away from him, then tripped him when he tried to chase her.

2. Where does Much-Afraid want to go?
(a) To the valley.
(b) To the High Places.
(c) To the Shepherd's fields.
(d) To the foot of the mountains.

3. What did the Fearling family decide to do about Much-Afraid leaving them?
(a) Go and get her and make her their slave.
(b) Join her.
(c) Capture her and put her in prison.
(d) Make an example of her so no one else would ever leave.

4. As she faced the precipice, what was the assault on Much-Afraid from her family?
(a) Pride and Self-Pity told her she was better off at home.
(b) The entire family trapped and bound her.
(c) Resentment insisted she should be angry with the Shepherd for tricking her.
(d) Discouraging words, insisting she had been a fool to believe the Shepherd.

5. What did Much-Afraid find growing out of a tiny crevice in a rock where she and the twin sisters spent the night?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A blood-red flower.
(c) A golden flower.
(d) Some moss.

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

7. What did Pride do to Much-Afraid that caused her pain as she continued her journey to the High Places?
(a) He stepped on her feet.
(b) He kicked her.
(c) He made the path slippery.
(d) He tried to hold on to her.

8. How did the rest of her family feel when they realized Much-Afraid had gone with the Shepherd?
(a) They wanted to join her.
(b) They missed her.
(c) They were happy to be rid of her.
(d) They were jealous.

9. When Much-Afraid looked in her heart in Chapter 8, what did she see was happening to the seed the Shepherd had planted there?
(a) It was still there, unchanged.
(b) It was growing into a thorny bush.
(c) It was burning inside of her, causing pain.
(d) It had taken root and had leaves, plus a small spot she hoped was a bud.

10. Where does the Shepherd live?
(a) In the village of Much-Trembling.
(b) In a cottage.
(c) In the Valley of Humiliation.
(d) In the High Places.

11. What is The Water Song?
(a) It is words set to the sound of the water flowing down the hill.
(b) It is the words they heard the water singing, so they made up music to go with it.
(c) It is an ancient song sung for generations in the valley.
(d) It is a song everyone sings when they go to the well for water.

12. Feeling her resolve to make the journey to the High Places weakened by Pride's words, who did Much-Afraid call upon for help?
(a) The Shepherd.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Mrs. Valiant.
(d) Sorrow.

13. What changes were taking place in Much-Afraid as she walked along the Shores of Loneliness?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) She was no longer the woman she had been before she started her journey.
(c) She walked straighter.
(d) She limped less.

14. What did Much-Afraid do when she found the Shepherd at the trysting place?
(a) She fell at his feet crying.
(b) She danced with joy.
(c) She raced to his side.
(d) She gave him a big hug.

15. Who is Acceptance-with-Joy?
(a) Acceptance-with-Joy is a flower the Shepherd picks for Much-Afraid.
(b) Acceptance-with-Joy is Much-Afraid's new name.
(c) Acceptance-with-Joy is the yellow flower rising out of the desert.
(d) Acceptance-with-Joy is to be Much-Afraid's new companion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Much-Afraid see when she looked over the edge of the precipice?

2. Who was Much-Afraid most afraid of?

3. What did the four people from home do that frightened Much-Afraid on the Shores of Loneliness?

4. What did the Shepherd tell Much-Afraid when they met at the edge of the woods?

5. Why was Pride chosen for his designated task in the chapter, "Encounters with Pride"?

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