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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 did Much-Afraid promise the Shepherd after she found him at the trysting place?

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

3. How did Much-Afraid feel after listening to the things Pride said about the Shepherd and her journey?

4. Although Much-Afraid agrees to go with the two strange women the Shepherd has chosen for her traveling companions, what won't she do?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is the golden flower named Acceptance-with-Joy?

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

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

5. At the foot of the great precipice when Much-Afraid finally did call the Shepherd for help, what did he do?

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

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

9. What was Much-Afraid's biggest mistake when Pride caught up with her the first time on the trail?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do the different characters show the readers about themselves? Do the characters show the readers anything about themselves, like traits that a positive or negative in some way? List some characters and their traits and explain how they may all relate to a single person.

Essay Topic 2

To understand the novel, Hinds' Feet on High Places, one must first understand exactly what an allegory is. Please define allegory, and then explain what makes this story an allegory? Please use specific examples from the story to support your answer, such as the symbolism of the names used in the story, or the metaphors the locations represent.

Essay Topic 3

How difficult are the various parts of the journey compared to one another? An example being, the beginning of the story where Much-Afraid made the decision to follow the Shepherd vs. the final part of the journey where she must give over her need for human love as a burnt offering. Do the challenges she faces get progressively more difficult? Or, is the difficulty collective, in that as she tires from the journey the challenges seem more difficult? In any case, what is it that gives her the strength to continue?

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