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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, when the path once again took a disappointing turn away from the mountain, who showed up to taunt Much-Afraid?

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

3. What happened when Much-Afraid realized the path was again taking her and her companions toward the mountains?

4. What verse was Much-Afraid shouting from the causeway?

5. Who did Much-Afraid and the twin sisters see when they reached the top of the precipice?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. What is the Shepherd's message in the metaphors about the threshing and the pottery?

5. Why is Much-Afraid so excited at the end of Chapter 8?

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

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

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

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

10. What deterred the Fearling family from their evil plot to prevent Much-Afraid from leaving with the Shepherd?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Take a closer look at the "Water Song." What is the symbolism in this song as it relates to Much-Afraid's journey to go higher? Later in the story there is the waterfall coming from the Kingdom of Love. What do both of these songs tell the reader about the message in this novel? Do their words help prepare the reader for the meaning of the final chapter? In what ways?

Essay Topic 2

Once Much-Afraid became Grace and Glory, and received all that the Shepherd promised, living in a perfect place, why did she want to return to the horrible place she came from? Explain with details of how the changes in her were part of what brought her to that decision.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 15, "The Floods", Much-Afraid is so frustrated she considers throwing away her memory stones. As she looks at them, what are the lessons she remembers from each stone?

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