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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 Henry conclude about his marriage to Elizabeth in Chapter 20?

2. Where does Aisling agree to go with Johnny in Chapter 19?

3. What does Elizabeth name her baby?

4. What does Aisling suggest Ethel do in Chapter 17?

5. Where do Aisling and Tony stay on their wedding night?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Elizabeth's and Stone's relationship come to an end in Chapter 16?

2. What does Elizabeth tell Aisling about her mother in Chapter 12?

3. What difficulties does Aisling face with Tony in Chapter 17? What conclusion does she come to about her marriage?

4. What promise does Elizabeth make to Eileen before she dies?

5. How do Aisling's family in Kilgarret respond to her decision to leave Tony?

6. What career progress does Elizabeth make in Chapter 11? What does her father think about her activities?

7. What does Aisling look forward to on her wedding day?

8. What changes occur in Elizabeth's love life in Chapter 15? What difficulties does Aisling face in her marriage in Chapter 15?

9. What does Aisling tell Elizabeth about married life in Chapter 14?

10. How does Elizabeth quiet her father's insistence that she should marry soon in Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Divorce was a taboo subject during the 1940s. Discuss how Violet's divorce affected Elizabeth and the rest of the White family. Divorce is also not allowed in the Catholic Church, but Aisling finds that she is unable to stay by Tony's side. How does this affect her relationships with her family?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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