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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. How does Tony look until the service begins in Chapter 13?

3. Where does Aisling agree to go with Johnny in Chapter 19?

4. Who is jealous of all of the attention Aisling is receiving because of her wedding in Chapter 12?

5. Who dies by falling down a set of marble stairs in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What surprises Aisling after the birth of baby Eileen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of religion in the novel "Light a Penny Candle". How does Elizabeth's move to Ireland introduce her to a new faith? How does her new faith influence her? What is the connection between the novel's motif of guilt and its theme of religion? Are Elizabeth and Aisling religious people?

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

What is the genre of the novel "Light a Penny Candle"? What are some examples of other works of this genre? What are the characteristics of this genre? What are some examples of these characteristics in "Light a Penny Candle"?

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