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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 Mickey die?
2. Mikey tells Frank that the best part of the first communion is the collection. What is the collection?
3. What does Paddy's father tell Frank about his mother in Chapter 6?
4. What is wrong with Paddy's father in Chapter 6?
5. When Michael is sick, how does Frank's father save him?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss Malachy's attitude towards work in Chapter 3.
2. Frank is hospitalized again in Chapter 9. What might this tell you about his overall health, and what might be the cause of it?
3. Do you feel it was necessary for the McCourts, in Chapter 3, to move from the room on Hartstronge Street to Roden Lane? Why or why not?
4. What is the overall tone of Chapter 1? What events or details indicate that?
5. Chapter 1 begins the pattern of Malachy losing his jobs. To what extent do you believe he is responsible for this pattern? Is he a victim of fate, or do his actions cause these negative consequences?
6. 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?
7. When Frank arrives home from the hospital in Chapter 8, he realizes that Malachy is unemployed again. Should Frank be surprised by this? Why or why not?
8. How does the reader see Frank's emerging sexuality in Chapter 8?
9. Why is Frank so reluctant to take dance lessons in Chapter 5, and why is his mother so insistent that he take them?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine Frank McCourt's discussion of sexuality in "Angela's Ashes." How does Frank's emerging sexuality conflict with his religious beliefs? How does he find a compromise between the two?
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
Discuss the relationship dynamic between Angela and Malachy. What plays the most important part in the demise of their relationship?
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