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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the Shepherd refer to the journey through the desert?
(a) The burning coals of sand.
(b) The secret of fire and ice.
(c) The ring of fire.
(d) The furnace of fire.

3. After seeing what was growing in her heart, Much-Afraid built another altar and laid what upon it?
(a) She plucked the flower from her heart and laid it on the altar.
(b) Her heart with the little golden flower.
(c) She gathered sticks and leaves and put them on the altar with nothing else.
(d) She put her bag of stones on the altar.

4. After they leave the desert, where does the Shepherd leave Much-Afraid and her traveling companions to continue alone?
(a) At the foot of the mountains.
(b) On the other side of the water.
(c) By the pyramids.
(d) On the shore of a great sea.

5. What did She do after the Shepherd spoke to her?
(a) She sat down and rested.
(b) She went with Pride back to the Valley.
(c) She held out her hands to the Shepherd.
(d) She held out both her hands to Sorrow and Suffering.

6. How did the Shepherd leave Much-Afraid and her companions as they started their journey to the High Places?
(a) He ascended like a rocket.
(b) Running faster than they could see him along the path ahead of them.
(c) Leaping from rock to rock up the mountain.
(d) He disappeared.

7. What did Sorrow tell Much-Afraid to do because her terrible fear of climbing the precipice as well as the fear of being made worse by the taunts of her family members?
(a) To throw more rocks.
(b) Not to listen they were only words.
(c) Call on the Shepherd for help.
(d) To stop cowering like a foot and stand up for herself.

8. Who is Pride?
(a) A friend of the Shepherd.
(b) A homely man with little else to do.
(c) An enemy of the Fearling family.
(d) The member of the family sent to bring Much-Afraid back.

9. What are Hind's Feet?
(a) The feet of a mountain goat.
(b) The back feet of a sheep.
(c) Feet that are not crippled.
(d) The feet of a female deer.

10. What happened when Much-Afraid realized the path was again taking her and her companions toward the mountains?
(a) She did a little dance and sang a song of joy.
(b) She grabbed the hands of her companions and spun them all around in a circle.
(c) She clapped her hands, gave a skip of joy, and ran ahead in excitement.
(d) She sat down and cried with joy.

11. What did Much-Afraid say when the Shepherd reminded her he had promised she would have hinds' feet?
(a) She said she no longer wanted hinds' feet, if it meant going up a path like the one she was facing.
(b) She asked to go back to the Valley of Humiliation.
(c) She suggested an easier route be taken.
(d) She asked him to just take her to the High Places and skip the hard part.

12. What did Much-Afraid do to come to terms with the Shepherd's request to go through the desert?
(a) She took the hands of her companions and sang.
(b) She rested then started into the desert.
(c) She planted a flower.
(d) She built an altar and laid down her will on it.

13. What lived along the Shores of Loneliness?
(a) Sea gulls and pelicans.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Crabs and sea gulls.
(d) Snakes and crabs.

14. Who does Much-Afraid want to please?
(a) The Chief Shepherd.
(b) Craven Fearling.
(c) The little Shepherd.
(d) Mrs. Dismal Forebodings.

15. What happened when Much-Afraid felt the journey was hopeless because the Precipice of Injury was too steep to climb?
(a) The eagle swooped down beside them.
(b) Pride appeared.
(c) The Shepherd appeared.
(d) Craven Fear appeared.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Much-Afraid want to go?

2. Who is Acceptance-with-Joy?

3. What did Suffering do to help Much-Afraid after the fall on the precipice?

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

5. What did Much-Afraid remember that gave her hope that she would find the Shepherd?

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