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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 kind of relationship does Huw have with Bronwen in Chapter 37?
(a) Angry.
(b) Platonic.
(c) Disjointed.
(d) Romantic.

2. Who owns the colliery?
(a) Gwilym.
(b) Ianto.
(c) Iestyn.
(d) Ivor.

3. Who is offered a home at the Tyn-y-Coed?
(a) Huw.
(b) Meillyn.
(c) Bronwen.
(d) Ceinwen.

4. Who returns to the valley in Chapter 24?
(a) Davy.
(b) Ivor.
(c) Gwilym and Owen.
(d) Ianto.

5. How many men are out of work in Chapter 25 due to Iestyn's actions?
(a) 240.
(b) 400.
(c) 300.
(d) 200.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one item that the Queen gives to the leader of the choir?

2. What does Ceinwen bring Huw in Chapter 19?

3. Whose sister is Blodwyn?

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

5. Who goes to visit Ceridwen and Angharad in London?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Huw feel when he almost gets into trouble for being out on the mountain with Ceinwen?

3. Why is Gruffydd depressed?

4. How does the novel reflect the interwoven quality of family?

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

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

7. Why is Huw expelled from school?

8. Why is Gruffydd a broken man in Chapter 36?

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

10. How is Blodwyn different from the Morgans?

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