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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 was the third lesson Much-Afraid learned on her journey to the High Places?
2. What is the secret of the High Places?
3. What did the Shepherd do when Much-Afraid sang Sorrow's song?
4. What happened to the stones Much-Afraid had collected?
5. Who is the Shepherd?
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. What happened when Much-Afraid thought about throwing away all her memory stones?
3. As Much-Afraid and her companions started through the Forests of Danger and Tribulations, what did Much-Afraid do when her enemy, Craven Fear, tormented her about the impending storm?
4. When Much-Afraid could not remove the need for human love growing in her heart herself, what did she ask the priest do do?
5. What did the Shepherd say when he came to Much-Afraid in the cabin where she and her companions took refuge from the floods?
6. When did Much-Afraid realize she finally had hinds' feet?
7. Before Much-Afraid was anointed, what happened to the Shepherd?
8. How did Much-Afraid react when the Shepherd suggested in Chapter 12 that he really might deceive her?
9. How fitting was the new name the King gave Much-Afraid?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
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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