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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. Who was the King of Love, and how did he anoint Much-Afraid?

2. As Much-Afraid waited for the storms and floods to stop, what did she think about doing?

3. What does Much-Afraid do when her five enemies kept saying bad things to her along the trail in the Forest of Danger and Tribulation?

4. What was in the valley where the King of Love took Grace and Glory and her companions?

5. What did the Shepherd do when Much-Afraid sang Sorrow's song?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Shepherd say when he came to Much-Afraid in the cabin where she and her companions took refuge from the floods?

2. Before Much-Afraid was anointed, what happened to the Shepherd?

3. What happened when Much-Afraid thought about throwing away all her memory stones?

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

5. How did the King explain the alphabet of Love and what it meant to Grace and Glory now that she was changed?

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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

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