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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. Why does Angela believe that Frank was not accepted as an altar boy?
2. Because they do not have bus fare home, where does the family sleep that night?
3. Why does Angela go to Malachy's job?
4. Why do the children at school tease Frank and his brother about their boots?
5. For what does Peter Dooley charge Frank?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Frank so reluctant to take dance lessons in Chapter 5, and why is his mother so insistent that he take them?
2. What does Grandma's attitude towards first communion and first confession in Chapter 4 tell you about the role of Catholicism in their lives?
3. In Chapter 7, the McCourt children have begun to mimic their mother's behavior towards Malachy when he comes home drunk. Describe how they act and whether you think Malachy deserves this.
4. In Chapter 5, we see again Angela questioning her faith. What is causing her to lose faith?
5. Grandpa McCourt sends the family money in Chapter 7, and Malachy spends it on alcohol. Why is this particular act more despicable than Malachy's others?
6. What does Frank miss most about the hospital when he arrives home in Chapter 8? Would you feel the same way?
7. Describe Paddy Clohessy's life as seen in Chapter 4. Do you think he is better or worse off than Frank?
8. 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?
9. Describe why Frank is ridiculed in Chapter 3 by his classmates when coming home from the butcher, and what this says about the children he goes to school with.
10. Why does Frank feel sorry for the Spellacies in Chapter 7?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Frank's family leaves America for Ireland at the beginning of the book, but Frank spends most of the book dreaming about going to America. Discuss the irony in this, and the journey required of Frank in order to leave Ireland and go to America.
Essay Topic 2
Why did Frank McCourt write "Angela's Ashes"? Consider what Frank's purpose for writing his memoir might be, and support your ideas with examples from the text.
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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