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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 Elizabeth name her baby?

2. What does Aisling apologize to Elizabeth for during her wedding?

3. What does Elizabeth smirk at during the reception in Chapter 13?

4. For how many days does George visit for Christmas in Chapter 17?

5. Who does Stone run into in Wales?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of sex in the novel "Light a Penny Candle". What are Elizabeth's and Aisling's attitudes towards sex when they are young in Ireland? How do their attitudes change as they mature? What are the characters' opinions on premarital sex?

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