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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Detour Through the Desert.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Much-Afraid's cottage belong to?
(a) Lord Fearling.
(b) The Shepherd.
(c) Craven Fearling.
(d) Mrs. Valiant.

3. What did Much-Afraid remember that gave her hope that she would find the Shepherd?
(a) That she was strong and could make the trip alone.
(b) The last verse of the song she had read.
(c) That she was a Fearling, and Fearlings never gave up.
(d) That she probably should just marry her cousin.

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

5. What did Much-Afraid promise the Shepherd after she found him at the trysting place?
(a) That she would go with him anywhere.
(b) That she would marry him.
(c) That she would go with him on his next trip to the mountains.
(d) That she would not make him wait again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is The Water Song?

2. How does Much-Afraid react to the companions the Shepherd chose for her on her journey to the High Places?

3. How did the rest of her family feel when they realized Much-Afraid had gone with the Shepherd?

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

5. What does the Shepherd say about bread corn?

(see the answer key)

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