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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Pride and Self-Pity told her she was better off at home.
(d) The entire family trapped and bound her.

2. When Much-Afraid asked why the four turned up while she was alone, how did the Shepherd reply?
(a) He said she was not following his orders.
(b) He said she had been getting lax and impatient, letting down her guard.
(c) He told her the men were persistent.
(d) He told her she had a price on her head and more would come after her.

3. Why was Pride chosen for his designated task in the chapter, "Encounters with Pride"?
(a) He was quick and would kidnap her.
(b) He was handsome and could woo Much-Afraid.
(c) The Shepherd liked him.
(d) He was too proud to admit defeat and wouldn't give up.

4. What did Much-Afraid do at the edge of the cliff?
(a) She built her third altar.
(b) She thought about her family.
(c) She thought about crying.
(d) She thought about jumping over the edge.

5. Why didn't Much-Afraid want to go when Sorrow and Suffering started on a downward path?
(a) She was certain they had made a wrong turn and needed to go back.
(b) She wanted to continue upward into the mountains to the High Places.
(c) She thought they had read their map wrong and were taking the wrong trail.
(d) She felt it was time to take a rest.

Short Answer 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?

2. Who is Acceptance-with-Joy?

3. Where does the Shepherd plant the seed?

4. What is the second letter of the alphabet of Love?

5. Who was Much-Afraid most afraid of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of disfigurements did Much-Afraid have?

2. What was the Shepherd's advice before he left Much-Afraid at the Shore of Loneliness?

3. What unexpected and unpleasant surprise did Much-Afraid find when she and her companions got to the Great Precipice and realized they had to climb it to get to the High Places?

4. How did the Shepherd rebuke Much-Afraid after her first encounter with Pride on the trail?

5. The next time Much-Afraid was confronted by one of the Fearlings it was at the Old Sea Wall. What happened?

6. What did Much-Afraid do to show she accepted the Shepherd's seeming change of direction that took her and her companions to the desert?

7. What did Much-Afraid fear most about her family?

8. Where was the Shepherd going to take Much-Afraid to get away from her family and start a new life?

9. What was Much-Afraid's biggest mistake when Pride caught up with her the first time on the trail?

10. What did Sorrow and Suffering suggest to help Much-Afraid's injury heal so she could finish the trip up the precipice?

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