Angela's Ashes Chapter 3 Flashcards

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1
Q

Where can Mama not stand to live anymore?

A

Hartstong street in the house where Eugene and Oliver died.

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2
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What is Mama seeing in the house constantly?

A

Apparitions of Eugene and Oliver talking and playing.

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3
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What street do they move to?

A

Roden Lane

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4
Q

What is the family getting a docket for when they first move to the new house?

A

second hand furniture

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5
Q

why is Angela worried about second hand beds?

A

she doesnt want a bed somebody died in

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6
Q

what is wrong with the location of the house?

A

they are roght next to the lavatory, so in the summer the smell will cause diseases to spread into their house

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7
Q

What does Angela want to do now?

A

find another house

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8
Q

who is the man in the only picture they have?

A

Pope Leo the Thirteenth

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9
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what happens to the picture of the pope?

A

malachy gets his blood on it

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10
Q

what does malachy always wear when he goes to the exchange?

A

a button down and tie.

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11
Q

Why do companies not hire him?

A

he is from the North

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12
Q

How does Angela know he has had a day of work?

A

malachy isnt home until after six

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13
Q

what does malachy use the farm money for?

A

drinking

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14
Q

Why does malachy say he wont ask for food from the farmers?

A

he has too much dignity

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15
Q

what does malachy say disobedience in school will put malachy jr and frankie?

A

in hell where they dont have to worry about the cold again

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16
Q

what happened to the first floor of the house?

A

there was a flood and it got the whole floor wet

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17
Q

what is the only thing left downstairs?

A

the picture of the Pope

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18
Q

what does Malachy want to call the upstairs and why?

A

Italy because it offers a warm sanctuary to the downstairs just like italy offers a warm sanctuary.

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19
Q

what is the butcher telling angela to take?

A

the pigs head

20
Q

why does angela not want the pigs head?

A

because it isnt christmasy

21
Q

what does the butcher end up giving angela?

A

the pigs head and some sausage.

22
Q

what does malachy jr say the pigs head is?

A

a dead dog

23
Q

what is happening as the family walks back to the house?

A

they are being made fun of for having a pig’s head

24
Q

what is becoming a problem in Angela?

A

her back

25
Q

where does malachy take frankie and malachy jr while angela boils the pig?

A

he takes them to church

26
Q

where does frankie and malachy jr have to go and why?

A

Docks Road to pick up coal off the street

27
Q

who comes along when the boys are picking up coal?

A

Pa Keating

28
Q

where does Pa Keating take the kids?

A

to a bar

29
Q

what do the kids receive from the bar?

A

coal. a full bag of whole pieces of coal.

30
Q

why does angela laugh and cry when she sees the boys when they get home?

A

she laughs because they are covered in black but cries because they are so wet

31
Q

why does malachy junior no longer want to eat the pig?

A

he feels bad

32
Q

who is the new child in the family?

A

michael

33
Q

where does malachy say he found michael?

A

on the seventh step

34
Q

what is wrong with the baby when they bring him home?

A

he has a cold

35
Q

what does malachy do to help?

A

he sucks the bad stuff out of baby michael’s nose and spits it into the fire

36
Q

why does the priest society come to their house

A

they want to make sure that they are helping deserving people.

37
Q

why does malachy get mad at angela when they leave?

A

she begged for boots for the children

38
Q

how does malachy fix their shoes?

A

he attaches large pieces of tire to the bottom

39
Q

what does frankie think is better: no shoes or shoes with rubber hanging off?

A

no shoes because with no shoes atleast you can fit in with the kids with noi shoes

40
Q

what does the society give the boys as a gift?

A

boots

41
Q

what does frankie do at night?

A

he sists on the step and talks to the “angel”

42
Q

why do the men need to stay in the loop of news?

A

people in the dole are experts on news

43
Q

what does angela hate?

A

owing people money

44
Q

why is angela happy during the Spring?

A

malachy got a job

45
Q

why does angela get upset as the night goes on?

A

malachy does not come home

46
Q

where was malachy?

A

the pub

47
Q

what happens the next morning when malachy doesnt show up for work?

A

he gets fired and they have to go back on the dole