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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 Pride do to Much-Afraid that caused her pain as she continued her journey to the High Places?
(a) He stepped on her feet.
(b) He tried to hold on to her.
(c) He kicked her.
(d) He made the path slippery.

2. What did Mrs. Valiant do with Much-Afraid after the Fearlings left?
(a) They hurried out of the cottage.
(b) They went to the Shepherd.
(c) They went to Mrs. Valiant's house.
(d) They had a cup of tea.

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

4. What is The Water Song?
(a) It is an ancient song sung for generations in the valley.
(b) It is words set to the sound of the water flowing down the hill.
(c) It is the words they heard the water singing, so they made up music to go with it.
(d) It is a song everyone sings when they go to the well for water.

5. Unable to fall back to sleep the night following her visit from the Fearlings, what did Much-Afraid do after she got out of bed?
(a) Went for a walk.
(b) Had some warm milk.
(c) Sat and read for a while.
(d) Dressed and left her cottage in search of the Shepherd.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tried to prevent her from making the journey to the High Places?

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

3. What had the Shepherd told Much-Afraid that she now knew was true?

4. Of what was Much-Afraid most frightened after she awoke?

5. What made the Fearlings finally leave Much-Afraid's cottage?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. As the Shepherd and Much-Afraid walk toward the High Places, how does the Shepherd compare the flowers to life's victories?

4. With whom was Much-Afraid to struggle as she walked along the Shores of Loneliness?

5. Why was Much-Afraid so drawn to the Chief Shepherd?

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

8. Why did the Fearling family decide to send Pride to bring Much-Afraid back to the Valley?

9. What did Much-Afraid do when she heard she had missed the Shepherd?

10. Why is Much-Afraid so unwilling to have the twins, Sorrow and Suffering, as her companions on the journey to the High Places?

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