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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 is Frank so understanding when his father is telling Oliver stories about Cuchulain?
2. For what does Peter Dooley charge Frank?
3. Where does Frank's transfused blood come from?
4. Why does the man at the IRA office refuse to give Malachy money for the bus fare home?
5. What does the "Angel on the Seventh Step" bring the family?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Frank afraid to go home in Chapter 6?
2. 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?
3. 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.
4. Why does Frank feel sorry for the Spellacies in Chapter 7?
5. Discuss Malachy's attitude towards work in Chapter 3.
6. Describe your first impression of Angela's mother in Chapter 2. What kind of woman does she appear to be?
7. 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?
8. 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?
9. In Chapter 2, why do you think the officials at the St. Vincent de Paul Society are hesitant to help the McCourts?
10. In Chapter 9, Mr. Downes tells Angela that Malachy is drinking away all of the money in London. Why do you think this is so shameful to the family?
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
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 3
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.
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