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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As she sat exhausted at the foot of the precipice, why didn't Much-Afraid want to call the Shepherd even though Sorrow and Suffering wanted her to?
(a) She was tried of depending on him.
(b) Because he probably wouldn't come because she called him so often.
(c) She preferred cringing and crying.
(d) Because he would only tell her to build another altar and she couldn't.

2. 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 growing into a thorny bush.
(b) It had taken root and had leaves, plus a small spot she hoped was a bud.
(c) It was still there, unchanged.
(d) It was burning inside of her, causing pain.

3. When Pride catches up with Much-Afraid on the Shores of Loneliness, who was with him?
(a) Resentment, Bitterness, and Self-Pity.
(b) Craven Fear, Lord Fearling, and Mrs. Dismal Foreboding.
(c) Bitterness, Self-Pity, and Mistrust.
(d) Craven Fear, Resentment, and Bitterness.

4. Who did Much-Afraid and the twin sisters see when they reached the top of the precipice?
(a) Pride.
(b) Craven Fear.
(c) All five of the Fearlings.
(d) The Shepherd.

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

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

7. 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) Sorrow.
(b) The Shepherd.
(c) Suffering.
(d) Mrs. Valiant.

8. What verse was Much-Afraid shouting from the causeway?
(a) Psalm 23
(b) Psalm 47:1
(c) Psalm 27:6
(d) Proverbs 21:19

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

10. What did Much-Afraid realize about her climb to the High Places?
(a) She wanted to return home because it was too hard.
(b) It was steeper than she anticipated.
(c) She had to ride a donkey to get up the hills.
(d) It was a bumpy road.

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

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

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

14. 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) The Shepherd appeared.
(c) Craven Fear appeared.
(d) Pride appeared.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Pride?

4. What are the names of the twins who are to help Much-Afraid on her journey?

5. What did the Shepherd give Much-Afraid to help her ascent of the mountainside?

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