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Angela’s Ashes
Frank McCourt
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Where do Frank McCourt's parents, Angela and Malachy, meet?
Dublin
Limerick
Boston
Brooklyn
2
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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
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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
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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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