Angela's Ashes | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Chapter 1

1. Where were both of Frank's parents born?

2. Frank's father, Malachy, originally comes to America for what reason?

3. Where does Malachy meet Angela?

4. Why is Angela and Malachy's first born son not named after his father?

5. Philomena urges Angela to make sure she doesn't have anymore children. Why?

6. What happens to Frank's brother Malachy on the playground?

7. When Malachy gets a job, what happens the third week he is supposed to bring home the wages?

8. Why does Angela go to Malachy's job?

9. Why does Malachy believe he lost his job?

10. Why does Angela slide into a deep depression?

11. What does Tommy Flynn say...
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