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Angela’s Ashes
Frank McCourt
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Summary
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Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapters VI–VII
Chapter VIII
Chapters IX–X
Chapters XI–XII
Chapters XIII–XIV
Chapters XV–XVI
Chapters XVII–XIX
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Frank McCourt
Angela McCourt
Malachy McCourt (Sr.)
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapters 6-7
Chapter 8
Chapters 9-10
Chapters 11-12
Chapters 13-14
Chapters 15-16
Chapters 17-19
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1
of 5
Who is the narrator of Angela's Ashes?
Angela McCourt
Frank McCourt
Malachy McCourt Sr.
Pa Keating
2
of 5
What does Angela McCourt consider above all else?
Her children's welfare
Her own financial interest
Her need for drugs
Her husband's reputation
3
of 5
What do Malachy McCourt and his children feel for each other amid the poverty and despair wrought by his alcoholism?
Love
Hatred
Distrust
Mild affection
4
of 5
Which of Frank's siblings die in childhood?
Malachy McCourt Jr.
Oliver and Eugene McCourt
Margaret McCourt
Answers B and C
5
of 5
What is Pa Keating's relation to Frank?
Grandfather
Uncle
Biological father
Adoptive father
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