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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. What does Sean Jr. want to do that causes his mother anxiety in Chapter 2?

2. What religious matter does Elizabeth wonder in her letter to her mother in Chapter 3?

3. How does Violet annoy Eileen in Chapter 4?

4. Who does Elizabeth meet in Dunloaghaire?

5. Who is Elizabeth employed by at the end of Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What overwhelms Elizabeth when she arrives at the O'Connor household?

2. What dismays Elizabeth on the purchasing trip she goes on with Stone?

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

4. When does Elizabeth realize that Stone will never meet her half way in their relationship?

5. How does Violet annoy Eileen in Chapter 4?

6. After leaving St. Mark convent school years ago, what have Violet and Eileen done with their lives?

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

8. How does Sean Sr. react when Sean Jr. enlists? What change occurs within the family ranks?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of marriage in the novel "Light a Penny Candle". Discuss the marriages of Elizabeth and Henry, Violet and George/ Harry, and Aisling and Tony. Are these successful marriages? Why or why not? What do these characters think of marriage?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret Elizabeth's relationship with Henry. How do they meet? What are their first impressions of one another? Why does Elizabeth choose Henry over Stone? What problems arise in Elizabeth's marriage?

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