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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dr. Lynch visit the O'Connor house in Chapter 5?

2. What does Joannie convince Elizabeth to allow her classmates to do in Chapter 4?

3. What does Violet worry about after receiving Elizabeth's letter in Chapter 3?

4. How does Violet annoy Eileen in Chapter 4?

5. What does Eileen worry about in regards to her household in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Violet White damn at the beginning of the novel?

2. What decision do the adults in Elizabeth's life reach in order to settle their problems?

3. Why does Aisling insist on going sightseeing? What shocks Aisling on a tour of the Art College?

4. What does Joannie Murray do in Chapter 4?

5. What secret does Eileen keep from her family in Chapter 5?

6. In regard to how Eileen would view her actions, what does Elizabeth decide in Chapter 9?

7. What does Violet announce the day before Elizabeth's sixteenth birthday?

8. What does Worsky warn Elizabeth about Stone? Why doesn't she pay attention?

9. In Chapter 7, what realization does Elizabeth come to after spending a week at Monica's?

10. How does Violet annoy Eileen in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the conclusion of the novel "Light a Penny Candle". What happens at the end of the novel? Are there any unanswered questions? Why might Binchy have chosen to end the novel when she did?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the death motif in the novel "Light a Penny Candle". Who dies in the novel and how do these deaths affect the characters and plot? What are the reasons for their deaths? What do the reactions of the loved ones left behind reveal of their relationships?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the parent-child relationships in the novel. Discuss the ups and downs of the following relationships:

a) Elizabeth and Violet/ Harry.

b) Elizabeth and George.

c) Sean Sr. and Sean Jr.

d) Aisling and Eileen.

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