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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men are let go after the five week strike in Chapter 2?
(a) 4.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

2. How does Huw's father react to him sneaking out to the union meeting?
(a) He says nothing.
(b) He is proud of him.
(c) He beats him.
(d) He tells him to stay out of it.

3. Who agrees with Davy's ideas in Chapter 3?
(a) Young Gwilym.
(b) Beth.
(c) Gwilym senior.
(d) Gruffydd.

4. Who does young Gwilym marry?
(a) Bronwen.
(b) Wynn.
(c) Marged.
(d) Ceinwen.

5. What profession does Elias hold?
(a) Singer.
(b) Shopkeeper.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Miner.

6. Who does Huw visit to share family information with in Chapter 3?
(a) Ianto.
(b) Gwilym.
(c) Bronwen.
(d) Ivor.

7. Who returns through the window after Huw's father leaves the room?
(a) Young Gwilym.
(b) Davy.
(c) Ivor.
(d) Ianto.

8. What happened to Ianto's wife and child?
(a) They ran away.
(b) They were kidnapped.
(c) They died.
(d) They are ill.

9. Who does Huw yell at in church when they condemn Meillyn Lewis?
(a) Meillyn's lover.
(b) Mr. Parry.
(c) Gwilym.
(d) Gruffydd.

10. What is Huw especially impressed with at Ivor's wedding?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The cake.
(c) Bronwen's dress.
(d) His own clothing.

11. Why is Davy upset in Chapter 2?
(a) Workers' wages are being cut.
(b) Workers' wages are being raised.
(c) He is fired.
(d) Huw is expelled.

12. What kind of work does Ivor end up doing after getting married?
(a) Strike work.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Choir work.
(d) Carpentry.

13. Where was Huw's eldest brother returning from in Chapter 12?
(a) Moscow.
(b) London.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Madrid.

14. Who leaves after a heated discussion at home in Chapter 5?
(a) Ivor and Bronwen.
(b) Davy, Owen, and Gwilym.
(c) Huw.
(d) Owen and Ianto.

15. What nationality is Mr. Jonas partly?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Welsh.
(c) Irish.
(d) Scottish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ianto punch in the jaw during a post-Chapel Sunday gathering?

2. How long does the second strike last (the strike after the five week strike)?

3. How does Gwilym think the workers should deal with their work troubles?

4. What does Huw fall into when he comes back from the union meeting?

5. Who did Meillyn Lewis have an affair with?

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