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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 does Stone invite Elizabeth to go in chapter 15?

2. Why does Eileen go to Dublin in Chapter 17?

3. What job does Worsky hire Elizabeth for in Chapter 11?

4. How does Stone react to his mother's death?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. At the wedding, what does Elizabeth realize when she is asked about her wedding plans?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting of the novel. How important is the setting to novel? How does WWII affect the characters? What does Ireland teach Elizabeth? What does England teach Aisling? What differences are illustrated between England and Ireland? What if the novel had been set in a different place and time? In your opinion, would the choices of the protagonists be different? If so, how?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author of the novel "Light a Penny Candle", Maeve Binchy. What other books has she written? Is this novel similar to her other works in term of plot, tone and genre? How is her work received by critics?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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