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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 throws Elizabeth and Henry a party in Chapter 16?

2. How does Elizabeth's father feel about Elizabeth's new position in Chapter 11?

3. What does Henry conclude about his marriage to Elizabeth in Chapter 20?

4. What is Violet hospitalized for in Chapter 11?

5. Who does Johnny take to Majorca?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Aisling innocently reveal to Henry in Chapter 20?

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

10. What causes Tony to start drinking again in Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analyze and interpret the parent-child relationships in the novel. Discuss the ups and downs of the following relationships:

a) Elizabeth and Violet/ Harry.

b) Elizabeth and George.

c) Sean Sr. and Sean Jr.

d) Aisling and Eileen.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of friendship in the novel "Light a Penny Candle", specifically the friendship between Elizabeth and Aisling. In your opinion, why do they become such fast friends? What ups and downs does their relationship encounter over the years? How do they help one another during difficult times? In your opinion, why does their friendship endure?

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