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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 profession does Huw's mother want him to enter when he grows up?
2. Who joins the household to help Beth in Chapter 7?
3. Who agrees with Davy's ideas in Chapter 3?
4. What do the wedding guests do the evening of Ivor's wedding?
5. What is Huw especially impressed with at Ivor's wedding?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Davy upset in Chapter 2?
2. What does Beth go to a workers' meeting for in Chapter 6, and how does she get there?
3. How does Huw cope with being bedridden from his injuries from the fall in the river?
4. What does Gwilym senior think of unions early on in the novel?
5. What causes Davy, Owen, and Gwilym to leave home in Chapter 5?
6. How does Gwilym make his relationship with Beth clear in Chapter 12?
7. How do Huw's brothers react to the trouble that brews at the colliery early on in the novel?
8. What causes Huw to start thinking for himself in his childhood?
9. Who does Huw love and for how long?
10. Describe Huw's relationship with his father in Chapter 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Themes of health and money are prominent in the beginning of "How Green Was My Valley". How are the themes of health and money (specifically attitudes about money) reflected in this chapter? How does each character value health and money? Why? Make sure you answer each question with evidence from the novel.
Essay Topic 2
The setting is a very important aspect of "How Green Was My Valley". Describe the setting. How does the setting influence Huw in the present, and how has the setting influenced Huw in the past? Make sure you answer each question with evidence from the novel.
Essay Topic 3
In "How Green Was My Valley", the way that Huw describes the past sheds light on what kind of child he was. How does Huw's narration highlight his traits as a child? What kind of traits did Huw have? How was he influenced by those around him? Make sure you answer each question with evidence from the novel.
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