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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. How many children does Mrs. Beynon have, including her newborn?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

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

3. Who does Huw find when he comes back home after sneaking out to the union meeting?
(a) No one.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) A strange man.

4. Who is the supreme authority of the Morgan household?
(a) Gwilym.
(b) Beth.
(c) Angharad.
(d) Huw.

5. What gift does Gruffydd give Huw when he starts the National School?
(a) Bible.
(b) Dictionary.
(c) Pencil box.
(d) Notebook.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has Huw not told that he is leaving in the present time?

2. Who leaves home to care for Huw's brothers?

3. How does Beth react to Huw's outburst at church concerning Meillyn Lewis?

4. Who completes a solo performance in church in Chapter 10?

5. What happened to Ianto's wife and child?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Mrs. Jenkins?

3. How does Huw describe his childhood?

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

5. What injuries does Huw suffer from the fall into the river, and how long does he take to recover?

6. How does Gwilym react to Huw witnessing the birth secretly?

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

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

9. What is the valley culture like when it comes to being attracted to someone?

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

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