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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. Who does Angharad marry?
(a) Gruffyd.
(b) Iestyn.
(c) Davy.
(d) Blethyn.

2. Who is trapped in the winding-house in Chapter 41?
(a) Ianto.
(b) Huw.
(c) Ivor.
(d) Iorweth.

3. Who wins the boxing match that Huw goes to watch?
(a) It was a draw.
(b) Huw.
(c) Cyfartha.
(d) Dai.

4. Who is fired after working to end the sliding pay scale?
(a) Gwilym.
(b) Ianto.
(c) Huw.
(d) Davy.

5. Who works to end the sliding pay scale?
(a) Davy and Ianto.
(b) Ivor.
(c) Huw.
(d) Gwilym.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does Huw hit Jonas in Chapter 21?

2. Who dies in Chapter 31?

3. Who does Huw go to the mountain with in Chapter 26?

4. What does Huw work as in Chapter 32?

5. Why is the colliery taken to court in Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the "game of women."

2. What items does the Queen give to Ivor, and how does Gwillym react?

3. How does the Queen's invitation affect the family?

4. Describe the downfall of the valley in Chapter 20.

5. What happens to Mr. Jonas in Chapter 19, and why?

6. Why is Gruffydd depressed?

7. Why are Olwen and Bronwen threatened by striking workers in Chapter 40?

8. Why does Huw move in with Bronwen?

9. Who does Angharad marry, and how does she feel about it?

10. Who does Huw lose his virginity to, and what does he say afterward?

(see the answer keys)

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