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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 profession does Huw's mother want him to enter when he grows up?
(a) Mining.
(b) Professor.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Cooking.

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

3. For how many years does Huw study at home?
(a) 8.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

5. How does Gwilym think the workers should deal with their work troubles?
(a) By fighting.
(b) By praying.
(c) By speaking to crowds.
(d) By doing better at work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession does Gruffydd hold?

2. What age was Huw's mother when she met his father?

3. Who is Davy's girlfriend?

4. What is the family box filled with?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens to Marged in Chapter 15.

2. Describe Ianto.

3. How is the Pritchard murder dealt with?

4. How is the village portrayed in Chapter 1?

5. Why is Davy upset in Chapter 2?

6. What causes Huw to start thinking for himself in his childhood?

7. Who does Huw love and for how long?

8. Describe Huw's first day at the National School.

9. What is Huw doing at the beginning of the novel (as an adult)?

10. What does Beth go to a workers' meeting for in Chapter 6, and how does she get there?

(see the answer keys)

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