from Angela's Ashes

In Angela’s Ashes, why is Patricia in the hospital? 

• to keep Francis company 
• to help the nurses care for patients 
• to be treated for diphtheria 
• to have her appendix removed

In Angela’s Ashes, Patricia’s striking up a conversation with Francis shows that she is 

• friendly
• very ill
• nosy
• selfish

When Sister Rita hears Francis and Patricia talking, she 

• expresses disapproval 
• is delighted
• joins in the conversation
• brings in another patient to join in the conversation

When Sister Rita leaves, Patricia repeats her words to Francis in a tone that can best be described as

• respectful
• mocking
• puzzled 
• hateful

In Angela’s Ashes, what is the author’s main purpose in having Mam say about her husband’s job, “please God this job will last a while”? 

• to show that Mam is religious
• to show that Mam thinks about nothing but money
•  to show that Mam wants to teach Francis the value of hard work
• to show that the family is poor

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Mam tells Francis that “the English [are] desperate for flour”; what does this remark say about economic conditions that existed at that time? 

• People tend to work harder during wartime.
• There were shortages of basic necessities
• Bread was the favorite dish of the English. 
• Work at the mill paid high wages

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Which passage from Angela’s Ashes provides an important clue that the story takes place during a war? 

• The nurse says I’m the only typhoid patient. . . .
• They don’t know. They think I have a disease from foreign parts because my father used to be in Africa. 
• I have stitches on my right hand and my two feet where they put in the soldier’s blood.
• You could be giving thanks for your two remarkable recoveries.

Mam mentions St. Jude, and the nuns urge Francis to say his rosary. What do these details say about the historical context of Angela’s Ashes? 

• Ireland had a shortage of hospitals and doctors.
• Miracles were common in Ireland. 
•  Medical science was not very advanced.
• Ireland was a very religious country.

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Patricia and Francis have only books to entertain them in the hospital. What does this fact suggest about the historical context of Angela’s Ashes? 

• The nurses encouraged all kinds of reading by the patients.
• Many items were in short supply during the war. 
• There was no TV at that time.
• The educational system in Ireland was very advanced.

After the nurse leaves the room, Seamus “whispers” to Francis that he will teach him a few songs. Why does the author include this detail? 

• to show that the Irish love music 
• to show that Seamus knows that the nurses would disapprove
• to show that Seamus is a sneaky person 
• to show that everyone in the hospital must speak in a low voice