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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gruffydd give Huw before he leaves in Chapter 36?
(a) His favorite book.
(b) A letter.
(c) His Bible.
(d) His watch.

2. What do Gwilym and the Morgans prepare as the new chapel?
(a) The Morgan house.
(b) A park.
(c) A stable.
(d) Someone's house.

3. Who is fired after working to end the sliding pay scale?
(a) Davy.
(b) Ianto.
(c) Gwilym.
(d) Huw.

4. Who returns to the valley in Chapter 24?
(a) Ivor.
(b) Gwilym and Owen.
(c) Ianto.
(d) Davy.

5. Who does Bronwen seriously consider marrying in Chapter 38?
(a) Gruffydd.
(b) Phillips.
(c) Harries.
(d) Huw.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Huw go to the mountain with in Chapter 26?

2. What is one item that the Queen gives to the leader of the choir?

3. Who goes to live with Bronwen in Chapter 32?

4. Who works to end the sliding pay scale?

5. Who presses charges against Huw for assault and battery?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Bronwen remarry?

2. What does Mrs. Nicholas gossip about in Chapter 32?

3. Describe Huw's relationship with Bronwen in Chapters 22 and 23.

4. How does Gwilym react to Beth's absence when she goes to London to visit her kids?

5. How does the Queen's invitation affect the family?

6. How does Huw react to witnessing his first prizefight?

7. Why is Huw expelled from school?

8. How does the novel reflect the interwoven quality of family?

9. Who does Huw lose his virginity to, and what does he say afterward?

10. Describe the "game of women."

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