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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. What are Hind's Feet?

2. What did Much-Afraid find when when got to the sheepfolds?

3. What happened when the Shepherd walked by Much-Afraid's cottage expecting her to meet him?

4. What did She do after the Shepherd spoke to her?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the furnace of Egypt?

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

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

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

9. What did Much-Afraid find growing in her heart?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does one give up their will? Use several examples from the story and compare them to real life.

Essay Topic 2

Read the songs of Canticles (Cant.) written in the novel. Pick out your favorite and break it down into smaller verses and explain what it meant to Much-Afraid or the situation that she faced at that moment.

Essay Topic 3

What is the symbolism of the Shepherd, the King of Love, and the plant of Love growing in Much-Afraid's heart?

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