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1.What was the greatest challenge McCourt had to face as a child in Limerick?
A.his hunger
B.his poverty
C.his father's abandonment of his family
D.his being an American in Ireland


2.What did McCourt "discover" in the classroom as a teacher?
A.honesty
B.Shakespeare
C.acting techniques
D.writing ideas


3.According to McCourt, what personal problem did he experience when he was in his twenties and thirties?
A.writer's block
B.low self-esteem
C.depression
D.low motivation


4.What was significant about the date on which McCourt submitted the final draft of Angela's Ashes?
A.It was exactly one year since the day he began writing the novel.
B.It was Jonathan Swift's birthday.
C.It was the same day McCourt's father left the family.
D.It was his wedding anniversary.

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