Light a Penny Candle Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Light a Penny Candle Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 Violet worry about after receiving Elizabeth's letter in Chapter 3?

2. What is the name of the woman who gets Elizabeth to Dunlaoghaire?

3. Why does Elizabeth not want her mother to visit the O'Connor house?

4. What does Elizabeth wonder after having sex with Stone in Chapter 8?

5. How is Violet described physically in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, to what does Aisling equate sex?

2. Why does Aisling insist on going sightseeing? What shocks Aisling on a tour of the Art College?

3. What does Worsky warn Elizabeth about Stone? Why doesn't she pay attention?

4. What paths do Aisling and Elizabeth pursue in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 7, what realization does Elizabeth come to after spending a week at Monica's?

6. When does Elizabeth realize that Stone will never meet her half way in their relationship?

7. What happens when Sean Jr. fails his Leaving Certificate examination?

8. What does Eileen worry over concerning Elizabeth's arrival?

9. What does Violet announce the day before Elizabeth's sixteenth birthday?

10. Who does Violet White damn at the beginning of the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The novel opens during WWII. How are the characters of the novel affected by the war? Does Binchy use the war as a plot device in the novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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