Angela's Ashes Chapter 15 Flashcards
What does Aunt Aggie do for Frankie?
She walks with him to the store to buy him clothes, tea, and a pastry for his birthday
How does Frankie react to the clothes?
he cries
What will Frankie work toward after being a telegram boy?
being a permanent telegram boy and postman because these are respectable jobs.
How does Frankie have tobring around his first batch of telegrams?
he has to go by foot
What is missing from Mr. Clohessy’s sheep’s head?
a tounge
What does Paddy do for his father?
he goes and steals a tongue from the butcher
WHat is Paddy Clohessy saving for in England?
he is saving to move his whole family there
What is the first paycheck Frankie gets?
a pound
What does mrs clohessy tell frankie to do?
mind his mother
What will Frankie begin saving money for?
his journey to america
Who does Frankie know tips the best?
widows and the poor
Why does Frankie need to be careful around the widows?
one tried to have sex with another telegram boy
What are the telegram boys not allowed to do?
help out with anything other than delvering the telegram
Why does Frankie get mad that he cannot help people?
he knows that there are people that need help.
What does Frankie want to do with the poor person and the old man from boer war?
move them to the country side so they can enjoy life
What does Mrs. Spillane say about her situation?
her kids have deformations that do not allow her to move to england and they are in lent all year long because of the poverty
Who is the “pile of rags”?
Mrs Gertrude Daly
What does Frankie do for Mrs. Daly
Everything.
What does Angela begin to do?
move into the abbots house with Frankie and Michael.
Why is Angela kicked out of the dispensary?
Frankie is making a pound a week
What does the whole family dream about?
going to america
Who is Toby Mackey?
a temporary telegram boy that wants to be a reporter
What type of telegrams does frankie like to deliver?
ones in the couyntry side
What does Frankie think about doing in the fields while he watches animals fornicate?
he thinks about masturbating, but decides not to for fear of being caught
What happens when Frankie brings a telegram to Teresa Carmody?
they have sex even though she has the consumption
What does Frankie say when he prays for theresa?
he says he loves her
