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Angela’s Ashes
Frank McCourt
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
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
Characters
Character List
Frank McCourt
Angela McCourt
Malachy McCourt (Sr.)
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
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
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Character List Quiz
Further Study
Character List Quiz
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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