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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. When the Shepherd came to Much-Afraid in the cabin what did He ask her to do?

2. 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?

3. What else did Much Afraid notice about herself after she got out of the pool of water where she had bathed?

4. As she looked at each of the memory stones she had collected what did Much-Afraid remember?

5. Who is the Shepherd?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Much-Afraid got out of the rocky pool she had bathed in?

2. How did Much-Afraid feel when she heard the next part of her journey was through the Forests of Danger and Tribulations?

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

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

5. How did Much-Afraid react when the Shepherd suggested in Chapter 12 that he really might deceive her?

6. After getting soaked from the storm, and walking around in the heavy mist, what weakness did the Fearling clan target when they made their next verbal attack on Much-Afraid and her companions?

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. How fitting was the new name the King gave Much-Afraid?

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

What do the altars in the novel represent? How do they relate to people in real life?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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