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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 4 Quiz
Further Study
Chapter 4 Quiz
1
of 5
Where does Nora Molloy often go to spend time away from home?
The pub
The lunatic asylum
The city jail
A cottage
2
of 5
How does Frank characterize the things that Mikey Molloy knows about?
Trivial
Dirty
Arcane
Entertaining
3
of 5
What does Mr. Benson, an enthusiastic Catholic, teach his pupils?
The catechism
Long division
Protestantism is heresy
The doctrine of transubstantiation
4
of 5
What has Frank eaten that causes his grandmother to worry when he throws up?
Unidentified red berries
Her medication
Thirty odd oysters
Communion wafer
5
of 5
What does Mikey Molloy's pretend fit allow Frank to do?
Get out of church
Skip school
Sneak into the cinema
Steal candy
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