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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. Where in Ireland is Elizabeth sent?

2. What dismays Elizabeth on her purchasing trip with Stone in Chapter 8?

3. Who does Aisling hit it off with in Chapter 10?

4. How does Eileen react to Dr. Lynch's words in Chapter 5?

5. To what does Aisling equate Kilgarret?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sean Sr. want before he would allow Sean Jr. to fight with the English?

2. What could have interfered with Eileen's willingness to take in Elizabeth?

3. When Elizabeth sees Violet and Harry in Chapter 8, what does Harry encourage her to do? How has her mother changed?

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

5. What does Joannie Murray do in Chapter 4?

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

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

8. How does Elizabeth continue her conversion to Catholicism in Chapter 5?

9. What does Sean Jr. have a desire to do and why?

10. What does Violet worry about Elizabeth in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of alcoholism in the novel "Light a Penny Candle". What are some examples of alcohol leading to problems for the characters, particularly Aisling and Elizabeth. How is alcohol a leading factor in the demise of Aisling's marriage?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Elizabeth's pregnancy and abortion. How does she become pregnant? Is it a surprise to her? How does she come to the conclusion to abort her pregnancy? What does Aisling think of abortion? Why does she feel this way? How does Elizabeth's abortion cause problems years later?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss love and romance in the novel "Light a Penny Candle". Who does Elizabeth first fall in love with? How does this relationship sway her decisions and affect the rest of her life? Does she find true happiness with her husband Henry? Why or why not? Does Aisling ever love Tony? Does she ever love Stone?

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