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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
Chapter 1 Quiz
Chapter 1 Quiz
1
of 5
What organization was Malachy McCourt Sr. once a part of?
The Old IRA
The freemasons
The Ku Klux Klan
The mafia
2
of 5
Who coerces Malachy McCourt into marrying Angela Sheenan after she becomes pregnant by him?
Her father, Mr. Sheenan
Bridey Hannon
Aunt Aggie
The McNamara sisters
3
of 5
Who is the mythical hero of the story that Frank most liked to hear from Malachy?
Cuchulain
Beowulf
Finn McCool
Stephen Dedalus
4
of 5
What event inspires Malachy temporarily to stop drinking?
Frank’s First Communion
A statue crying blood
Margaret’s birth
Margaret’s death
5
of 5
After Margaret’s death, who writes to Angela’s mother, asking her for money to cover the McCourt’s return passage to Ireland?
Frank
Malachy
The McCourts’ neighbours
The McNamara Sisters
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MAIN IDEAS
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MAIN IDEAS
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