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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Great Precipice Injury.

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 handsome and could woo Much-Afraid.
(d) He was quick and would kidnap her.

2. Although Much-Afraid agrees to go with the two strange women the Shepherd has chosen for her traveling companions, what won't she do?
(a) She won't walk beside them.
(b) She won't talk to them.
(c) She won't look at them.
(d) She won't hold their hands.

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

4. When being held against her will by her relatives, what did Much-Afraid do to get help?
(a) She ran out the back door.
(b) She bit Coward's fingers and screamed when he left go.
(c) She went to the window and called her neighbor.
(d) She pretended to faint.

5. What does the Shepherd say about bread corn?
(a) That although it is bruised, no one threshes it for ever.
(b) It is the most difficult grain to thresh.
(c) It tastes good when it is baked into corn bread.
(d) It is only good to feed animals until it is threshed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, when the path once again took a disappointing turn away from the mountain, who showed up to taunt Much-Afraid?

2. What does Much-Afraid find puzzling about The Water Song?

3. After Much-Afraid took a walk alone on the Shores of Loneliness and her enemies showed up again, what did Much-Afraid do?

4. What lived along the Shores of Loneliness?

5. What did Much-Afraid do at the edge of the cliff?

(see the answer key)

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