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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Encounter with Pride.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What awakened Much-Afraid from her sleep the night after the foiled abduction?
(a) An agonizing pain.
(b) The voices of the Fearlings outside her window.
(c) The Shepherd asking why she never came.
(d) A nightmare about marrying Craven Fearling.

3. Why didn't Mrs. Valiant stay the night with Much-Afraid?
(a) Mr. Valiant wanted his wife to come home.
(b) Much-Afraid refused the offer.
(c) Mrs. Valiant's children were crying.
(d) Mrs. Valiant was too busy.

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

5. Where does the Shepherd plant the seed?
(a) In the infertile soil of the valley.
(b) In the main character's heart.
(c) At the foot of the mountains.
(d) In the fertile soil of the valley.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Pride catches up to Much-Afraid on the trail, what does he tell her about the Shepherd?

2. Who tried to prevent her from making the journey to the High Places?

3. How did Much-Afraid feel after listening to the things Pride said about the Shepherd and her journey?

4. Although Much-Afraid agrees to go with the two strange women the Shepherd has chosen for her traveling companions, what won't she do?

5. Of what was Much-Afraid most frightened after she awoke?

(see the answer key)

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