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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
Plot Overview Quiz
Further Study
Plot Overview Quiz
1
of 5
Where do Frank McCourt's parents, Angela and Malachy, meet?
Dublin
Limerick
Boston
Brooklyn
2
of 5
What causes Malachy continually to use up the family's money?
Heroin addiction
Alcoholism
Need for diabetes treatment
A reckless spending habit
3
of 5
How does Frank pass much of his time while in the hospital with typhoid fever?
Reading
Listening to the radio
Talking to another patient
Drawing cartoons
4
of 5
What event causes many fathers in Limerick, including Frank's, to go to England to work?
The Irish Potato Famine
The invention of automobiles
The Great Depression
World War II
5
of 5
What does Frank save up for after the death of Theresa Carmody?
A car
A house
A ticket to England
A ticket to America
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