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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 Ianto consider?
(a) Medicine.
(b) The ministry.
(c) None.
(d) Law.

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

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

4. Who promises to never leave home?
(a) Beth.
(b) Huw.
(c) Olwen.
(d) Angharad.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what season did Huw's parents fall in love?

3. What is wrong with Mrs. Jenkins' husband?

4. What color is Huw's mother's old cloth?

5. Who agrees with Davy's ideas in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Owen's love for Marged and why?

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

5. Describe Ianto.

6. How does Huw describe his childhood?

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

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

9. What does Gwilym senior think of unions early on in the novel?

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

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