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Chapter 9
Vocabulary-Read the following definitions. Locate the words in the reading and write the page number next to them. Reread the sentence.
gods–upper balcony in the theater
serviettes–napkins
1. Why is Mam willing to face eternal damnation?
2. What happens in England to improve the fortunes of many people in the lanes of Limerick?
3. How does McCourt imply that Mam’s declaration affects Dad’s decision to go to England?
4. Why does Dad ridicule the families whose lot improves during the war?
5. What changes Dad’s mind about going to England?
6. What do many of the men on Dad’s train do with the money the English agents gave them for food?
7. How do Mam and Dad seem to feel when they say goodbye to each other?
8. What keeps Mam smoking by the fire all day on a Saturday two weeks after Dad left for
England?
9. On what does Grandma blame Frankie’s trouble with his eyes?
10. Why is going to the Dispensary for medical treatment a humiliating experience for the poor families of Limerick?
11. What does Frankie find amusing about the doctor’s advice upon his release from the
hospital?
12. What news of Dad does Mr. Downes bring from England?
13. How does Mr. Kane shame Mam when she goes to ask for public assistance?
Chapter 10
1. How do the boys know something is wrong with Mam?
2. Why does Frankie steal food and lemonade?
3. Whom do the McCourt children stay with while their mother is in the hospital?
4. Where does Aunt Aggie send Frankie, Malachy, and Michael the morning after they arrive at her house?
5. Why are the boys glad when they get to go to school?
6. What does Aunt Aggie make Frankie write?
7. How does Uncle Pa flaunt Aunt Aggie’s stinginess?
8. Who comes to take the children away from Aunt Aggie’s?
9. How long does Dad stay?
10. What surprise does the family receive two weeks after Dad’s return to England?
11. What effect does the lack of any subsequent money order have on Mam?
12. What does Frankie see that upsets him when he is out caring for Alphie?
Chapter 11
Vocabulary
togged out–dressed finely
float–small vehicle used to make deliveries
1. What does Frank use to create hearts for his soccer team?
2. What makes Frank think his birth to be a miracle? Why?
3. How does Mikey Molloy respond to Frank’s suggestion that his birth was a miracle?
4. What revelation does Peter Molloy have in the pub?
5. What convinces Frankie that he cannot really be doomed as Mikey said he was?
6. What development causes eleven-year-old Frankie to feel like a man?
7. Why does Mr. Hannon need help with his job?
8. How does Bridey react to Mam’s suggestion that she get a job to help her father? What is ironic about her response? How is Mam’s comment on Bridey’s situation ironic, as well?
9. What upsets Mam and threatens to keep Frankie from continuing his new job after the first day? Why does Mam allow him to continue?
10. How does Frank impress the boys at school?
11. Frank takes great pride in having a job and in his ability to work. Why is this?
12. Frank’s eyes get so bad he has to leave his job. What makes him tear up when he goes to see Mrs. Hannon, who is so grateful for the help he gave her husband?
Chapter 12
Vocabulary
quiffs–locks of hair
arrears–unpaid, overdue debt
1. What claim about himself does Dad make in his letter home to his family?
2. How does Dad prove his claim false?
3. What does Dad bring his family for Christmas?
4. How soon does Dad leave again?
5. How do Frank and Malachy hide the holes in their stockings if Mam cannot mend them?
6. How do clothes serve as a strong reminder of class divisions for Frankie?
7. How do Mam and Michael show compassion for those even less fortunate than they are?
8. What puts a stop to their generosity?
9. Who does Frankie compare to mashed potatoes? Why?
10. Why do the McCourts get evicted from their home?
11. The author’s tone expresses the way the author feels about his subject. What do you think is the tone of the passage leading up to the McCourts’ eviction? Why do you think the author uses this tone?
12. Where does Grandma arrange for Mam and her boys to go?
13. What indignity must Mam accept in order to stay in her new home rent-free?
14. What job does Laman Griffin assign Frankie?
15. At the end of the chapter, what does the reader learn happens to Grandma? What happens to Malachy?
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