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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. Who do people blame for Tony's drinking in Chapter 16?

2. How many days are Aisling and Elizabeth in Ireland in Chapter 19?

3. Who throws Elizabeth and Henry a party in Chapter 16?

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

5. What does Henry want Elizabeth to stop doing in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What insensitive behavior does Stone repeat in Chapter 19?

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

4. After the death of Elizabeth's mother, what does Eileen advise her to do?

5. Who does Aisling begin an affair with in Chapter 20? Who almost discovers the affair?

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

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

8. Why does Elizabeth decline to invite Stone to Aisling's wedding? What does Eileen tell Elizabeth when she arrives for the wedding?

9. Why is Violet hospitalized in Chapter 11? What does George think of this turn of events?

10. What upsets Eileen at the beginning of Chapter 17?

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

Analyze and interpret the characters Elizabeth and Aisling. What are their defining character traits? What struggles and obstacles do they face throughout the novel? What are their goals and motives?

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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