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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 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) Because he probably wouldn't come because she called him so often.
(b) Because he would only tell her to build another altar and she couldn't.
(c) She preferred cringing and crying.
(d) She was tried of depending on him.

2. 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.

3. Who was Much-Afraid most afraid of?
(a) Her neighbors.
(b) Mrs. Dismal Foreboding.
(c) Everyone.
(d) Family of Fearlings.

4. Why isn't Mrs. Valiant afraid of the Fearlings?
(a) She is married to the Sheriff.
(b) She is a very strong woman.
(c) She is afraid, but good at faking it.
(d) She is a follower of the Shepherd.

5. What did Much-Afraid find when when got to the sheepfolds?
(a) They were preparing to leave.
(b) Two undershepherds watching over the flocks of sheep.
(c) The sheep were stirring.
(d) No one was tending the sheep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was named Bearing-the-Cost, that some called "Forgiveness?"

2. What did Much-Afraid do after refusing to go down the trail?

3. 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?

4. What are Hind's Feet?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who showed up at the foot of the precipice to try to talk Much-Afraid out of continuing her journey to the High Places?

4. How did Much-Afraid deal with the frightening picture Craven Fear had created about going up the steep precipice?

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

6. What did the men watching the sheep tell Much-Afraid when she asked about the Chief Shepherd?

7. How did the Shepherd compare the flow of a stream downward to what people on the High Places of Love can do?

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

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

10. In what ways did Much-Afraid change as she walked the long journey along the Shores of Loneliness?

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