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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. After a fight, what does Huw's father promise to give him money for in Chapter 16?
(a) Avoiding wounds.
(b) Future wounds.
(c) Avoiding fighting.
(d) Quitting school.

2. In what season did Huw's parents fall in love?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

3. How old does Huw turn in Chapter 12?
(a) 20.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

4. Who is chosen as the best young voice in Chapter 2?
(a) Ivor.
(b) Ianto.
(c) Huw.
(d) Davy.

5. What dialect do Huw and his family speak?
(a) English.
(b) Welsh.
(c) Irish.
(d) Scottish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who carries the burden of household chores in the novel?

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

3. What does Gruffydd think of Huw's speaking out in church for Meillyn Lewis?

4. How many men search for the murderer in Chapter 17?

5. What is stolen from the Morgan hutch one night?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Huw react to witnessing the birth of a child?

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

4. Who is Mrs. Jenkins?

5. How do Huw's brothers react to the trouble that brews at the colliery early on in the novel?

6. What does Gwilym senior think of women's tears?

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

8. How does Gwilym senior react to Huw's first day at National School?

9. How does the valley govern itself (i.e., upon what principles)?

10. How does Huw cope with being bedridden from his injuries from the fall in the river?

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