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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. What did Much-Afraid find growing out of a tiny crevice in a rock where she and the twin sisters spent the night?
(a) Some moss.
(b) A blood-red flower.
(c) A golden flower.
(d) Nothing.

2. 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 pretended to faint.
(c) She bit Coward's fingers and screamed when he left go.
(d) She went to the window and called her neighbor.

3. What is Much-Afraid's last name?
(a) Fearling.
(b) Trembling.
(c) Of Everything.
(d) Weakling.

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

5. When Much-Afraid called out to the Shepherd, what did He do to the four attackers?
(a) He captured them and sent them back to the valley.
(b) He threw Pride down into the water and the other three ran away.
(c) He imprisoned them in the pyramids.
(d) He threw them all down into the water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Hind's Feet?

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

3. How does Much-Afraid react to the companions the Shepherd chose for her on her journey to the High Places?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Much-Afraid learn was the second letter in the alphabet of Love?

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

3. Why was Much-Afraid so upset when she awoke in the middle of the night following the assault of the Fearling clan?

4. What happened when Much-Afraid was trapped at the cliff on the Shores of Loneliness?

5. What did the Fearling Family do to try to stop Much-Afraid from leaving in Chapter 2?

6. How does the name "Much-Afraid" fit the main character's persona?

7. Why was Much-Afraid so insistent she was not going to call the Shepherd for help as she stood at the bottom of the precipice?

8. What was the Shepherd's promise just before he left Much-Afraid, Sorrow, and Suffering to begin their journey?

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

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

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