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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is stolen from the Morgan hutch one night?
(a) Black chickens.
(b) White chickens.
(c) White turkeys.
(d) Black turkeys.

2. Whose leg and jaw were broken?
(a) Olwen's.
(b) Gwilym's.
(c) Beth's.
(d) Huw's.

3. Who is Ivor married to?
(a) Bronwen.
(b) Olwen.
(c) Wynn.
(d) Anghared.

4. What job does Gwilym senior get in Chapter 6?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Assistant.
(d) Superintendent.

5. Which of Huw's brothers is gifted with a beautiful voice?
(a) Gwilym.
(b) Ivor.
(c) Davy.
(d) Ianto.

6. What is Huw impressed with at Ivor's wedding?
(a) How beautifully everyone is dressed.
(b) The decorations are beautiful.
(c) The food is outstanding.
(d) Nothing.

7. What does Gruffydd think of Huw's speaking out in church for Meillyn Lewis?
(a) It was uncalled for.
(b) It was cowardly.
(c) It was brave.
(d) He was wrong.

8. How does Gwilym welcome back his sons in Chapter 5?
(a) As his enemies.
(b) Lovingly.
(c) He does not welcome them back.
(d) As lodgers.

9. What language does Huw speak at the National School?
(a) Spanish.
(b) English.
(c) Gaelic.
(d) French.

10. Who does Marged confuse Huw for in Chapter 15?
(a) Owen.
(b) Iestyn.
(c) Gwilym.
(d) Davy.

11. What causes tension in the household in Chapter 6?
(a) The formation of a union.
(b) The increase in wages.
(c) Gwilym's tantrums.
(d) Huw.

12. Who carries the burden of household chores in the novel?
(a) Davy.
(b) The men.
(c) The women.
(d) Huw.

13. Who is Davy's girlfriend?
(a) Marged.
(b) Bronwen.
(c) Brodwyn.
(d) Wyn.

14. What is wrong with Meillyn Lewis?
(a) She has been kidnapped.
(b) She is dead.
(c) She ran away.
(d) She is pregnant.

15. What does Huw fall into when he comes back from the union meeting?
(a) Rain barrel.
(b) Ocean.
(c) Mine.
(d) Hole.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men are let go after the five week strike in Chapter 2?

2. What profession does Elias hold?

3. Who does Huw walk regularly with in nature?

4. Who has been murdered in Chapter 17?

5. How many years does Huw's father rent their home before buying it?

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