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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 best describes Gwilym senior?
(a) Negative.
(b) Funny.
(c) Conservative.
(d) Passionate for justice.

2. For how many years does Huw study at home?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

3. How long does Huw spend in his kitchen bed?
(a) 5 weeks.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 2 years.

4. Who has inherited the Morgan home in the present?
(a) Gwilym.
(b) Beth.
(c) Huw.
(d) Olwen.

5. What happens to Beth when hiking home in bad weather?
(a) She gets lost.
(b) She dies.
(c) She is beaten.
(d) She falls unconscious.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men are let go after the five week strike in Chapter 2?

2. What is Huw impressed with at Ivor's wedding?

3. What job does Gwilym senior get in Chapter 6?

4. What is Huw's father's profession?

5. What is the name of the local tavern?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is one sign that "wickedness" has entered the valley?

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

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

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

6. Describe Huw's relationship with his father in Chapter 5?

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

8. What is Huw doing at the beginning of the novel (as an adult)?

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

10. Why is Davy upset in Chapter 2?

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