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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. Who is Frank excited to see when he is hospitalized the second time?
2. Why do Frank's classmates laugh at him as they leave the store before Christmas?
3. Why is the Meagher family too ashamed to go out?
4. How is Frank able to attend the cinema at the end of Chapter 4?
5. How does Mikey get hurt?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 7, Frank gets and loses two jobs. Reflect on what this shows about the stability of his life.
2. Why is Mikey not considered a "proper" Catholic?
3. Nora Molloy is often institutionalized in the asylum. How does she feel about these hospitalizations? How are Nora's plight and Angela's plight similar?
4. Consider the image of Malachy placing a pint of beer on Eugene's coffin in Chapter 2. What does this image represent to you? What does it mean?
5. In Chapter 2, why do you think the officials at the St. Vincent de Paul Society are hesitant to help the McCourts?
6. In Chapter 5, Malachy begins to write letters for people who are unable to write. He always tells these people to keep their money, but Angela always takes it. What does this tell you about their priorities?
7. Compare and contrast the character of Fintain with Frank.
8. Describe the scene in town on Fridays in Chapter 3 when work is finished. What is the overall atmosphere? How are Angela's feelings different than those of the other women in town?
9. In Chapter 6, Paddy Clohessy's father has consumption. What does this tell you about their living situation?
10. How does the reader see Frank's emerging sexuality in Chapter 8?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Consider the role alcohol plays in "Angela's Ashes." Alcohol serves as almost another character; it affects the family, society and well-being of everyone in the memoir. Discuss the role of alcohol, "pub-culture," and how alcohol is seen by both the McCourt family and society as a whole.
Essay Topic 2
The opening line of "Angela's Ashes" states "My father and mother should have stayed in New York where they met and married and where I was born." How does this foreshadow the rest of the book? How does this one line set the tone for the rest of the book?
Essay Topic 3
Based on what you have read in the book, compare and contrast the roles of women and men in Ireland during the Great Depression.
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