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Angela's Ashes Chapter 11 Flashcards

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1
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What is in the trunk?

A

a dress, birth certificates, confirmation certificates, passports

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Why does Frankie get an interest in the trunk?

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he starts a soccer team and they need something to distinguish them from other teams.

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What is Frankie going to do with the dress in the trunk?

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he is going to cut hearts out of it to make a uniform

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4
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What do the boys use as a ball?

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a sheeps bladder stuffed with rags

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Where do they want to go to find a game?

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they want to go to the rich neighborhood

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6
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Who is turning 16 and going for his first pint?

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Mikey Molloy. The boy who knows about everything naughty

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What happens when they walk in the bar?

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all the men want to buy mikey a drink

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Why are Peter (Mikey’s father) and Mikey thankful?

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they are thankful because Mikey has never gotten seriously sick like Quisimodo Dooley who just got the consumption after wanting to be on BBC.

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What does Mikey say Frankie is after he tells him about being born earlier than 9 months after marriage?

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he says that Frankie is doomed

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10
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Why does Mikey say Frankie is not in a state of grace?

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He was conceived before Angela and Malachy were married.

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11
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What does Peter realize when the Bartender says “Everything has an opposite”?

A

he realizes that, since he is the best pint drinker of the land, he can also be the best non-pint drinker and be sober.

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12
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What do the people of Ireland think is destroying people’s heads?

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books

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13
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What does Mikey give Frankie when Frankie tells him he wants to go light a candle to try and be less damned?

A

he gives him a penny

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where does this penny end up going?

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to pay for 2 pieces of toffee.

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What will Frankie say if her mom questions him on the dress?

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he will tell her he knows about how her and Malachy had sex prematurely

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16
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What does Frankie feel like before he scores a goal?

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he feels like he is a boy in heaven

17
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Why will Frankie never forget that goal?

A

because he feels as though it was a gift from God and the Virgin Mary

18
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What is wrong with Mr. Hannon?

A

he has bad legs and has to deal with them during his job of bringing coal from one place to another trying to keep the dust out of his cuts.

19
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What did miss bridey hannon have?

A

she had rhumatic fever

20
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WHy can ms bridey hannon not work?

A

because she has to be careful of her past sickness

21
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What does miss bridey hannon offer for frankie?

A

she offers him to work with mr bridey for a shilling

22
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What does Frankie think makes him a man?

A

going to work

23
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What makes Frabkie extremely happy?

A

his ability to walk a horse

24
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What is Mr. Hannon’s outlook on life?

A

he is very optimistic about everything.

25
Q

What does Mr. hannon say to Frankie is the key to getting out of Ireland?

A

school and books

26
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What does Frankie want to do after seeing Mr hannon with the horse?

A

he wants his own horse

27
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What is funny about the way Pa Keating, Bill, Galvin, and Mr hannon are sitting at the pub?

A

Pa Keating and Mr Hannon are both black from coal and Galvin is white from limestone. They look like an oreo.

28
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Why does Frankie feel like a man after working?

A

he is covered in coal

29
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What will keep Frankie from the job?

A

his eyes

30
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What is Frankie doing to help his eyes?

A

he is blinking and washing them

31
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What is the new characterization of Frankie?

A

he no longer cares what other people think

32
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What could be the deeper message behind the horse droppings vs human droppings?

A

human’s smell bad while the horse is all natural. The man is impure while the horse is pure

33
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Why does Frankie love the job?

A

he is finally becoming something to his peers

34
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What happens when Frankie gives Angela the money from work (5 shillings in one day)?

A

she cries because his eyes are the worst they’ve ever been

35
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What happens to Mr. Hannon?

A

he goes to the doctor and has to go to the hospital

36
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Is Mr Hannon still able to work?

A

nio

37
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what does this mean for frankie?

A

he has to go back to school and focus on that as a job

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