Topic 1

What kind of influence did the Catholic church have on Frank, Angela and Grandma? In what ways did each of them view the church and its rules and rites?

Topic 2

By the end of Angela’s Ashes, how does Frank feel about his father?

Topic 3

Identify the men in Frank’s life who served as father figures to him, and explain why he admired them.

Topic 4

Explain the feelings that both Frank and Theresa Carmody experienced the first time they had sex.