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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 wonder at the end of Chapter 13, as she thought about what had happened so far and what was going to happen next?

2. What did Much-Afraid see on the altar the morning after her offering?

3. What was growing in Much-Afraid's heart?

4. After the Shepherd reassured Much-Afraid, He was with her during her journey through the Forest of Danger and Tribulation, she built another altar. What did she say after building it?

5. What was the first thing Much-Afraid and her companions realized while in the Kingdom of Love?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Much-Afraid, Sorrow, and Suffering finally got to a graveyard-like setting, they were repulsed by the scene. When they came upon the deep canyon, what did they do?

2. While in the Valley of Loss, Much-Afraid was extremely frightened and felt as though she was looking down into the abyss of horror. What did she say when the Shepherd came to her?

3. What did the King tell Grace and Glory when she spoke to him about the feelings she was having about her family?

4. When Much-Afraid awakened after sacrificing the need for human love that had been growing in her heart, what did she find?

5. What did the Shepherd show Much-Afraid after they took the chairs to the top of another mountain?

6. When Much-Afraid could not remove the need for human love growing in her heart herself, what did she ask the priest do do?

7. What was Much-Afraid saying to herself when she thought about the next unknown she was about to face as she went through the Valley of Loss?

8. When did Much-Afraid realize she finally had hinds' feet?

9. Why was the place Grace and Glory, Joy, and Peace went to with the King called the "Beginner's Slopes?"

10. What did Grace and Glory start to think about when she realized she could look down and see her old home from the High Places?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the difference between the natural need for human love and the plant of love that were growing inside Much-Afraid?

Essay Topic 2

When a baby is born parents either choose a name they like, or they look at the meaning of various names and choose one that represents the characteristics they hope their child will possess, one a name that holds a symbolic meaning to them. In what way is this similar or different to the names the Shepherd chooses for the characters who make it to the High Places? This is a general question, although good examples are the new names give to Much-Afraid, Sorrow and Suffering. What does their new name tell you about them? What does it tell you about the Shepherd?

Essay Topic 3

Several parts of Much-Afraid's journey seemed impossible, yet she succeeded. What does the symbolism of this tell the reader about their own life?

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