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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. How many siblings does Elizabeth have?

2. How might one describe Elizabeth in Chapter 1?

3. What does Elizabeth have preserved in moth balls back in London?

4. Who does Violet fall in love with in Chapter 6?

5. What amuses Eileen about Elizabeth in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 10, to what does Aisling equate sex?

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

4. What circumstance is forcing Violet to send her daughter Elizabeth outside of London?

5. How does Aisling explain is the way pre-marital pregnancy is dealt with in Kilgarret?

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

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

8. What event does Elizabeth look forward to in Chapter 4? What does she worry might ruin this event?

9. How does Aisling's job search go in Chapter 8?

10. What happens when Sean Jr. fails his Leaving Certificate examination?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of family in the novel "Light a Penny Candle". Who are the members of Elizabeth's family? Who are the members of Aisling's family? How important is family to Elizabeth and Aisling? What obstacles do Elizabeth and Aisling face because of their families? How do their families help them overcome obstacles or grow as characters?

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

Discuss Elizabeth's and Aisling's growth as characters. How do they grow throughout the novel? How are they able to do this? How does their friendship evolve along the way?

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