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Explanation:

Frank McCourt's birth is the spawn of almost all of the problems in the book. This is due to the fact that his birth was an accident that forced two people, Angela and Malochy, Franks mother and father respectively to marry one another. To make matters worse though they barely take care of one child they have seven more. After the eighth child Angela, Frank's mother, Decides that she'll have "no more children."
*Quote from page 216 from Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt.

Explanation:
A major issue that is very prevalent at the beginning of the book is death. specifically the death of Frank's siblings. Margaret, and the twins, Oliver and Eugene. This leads Frank's father, Malochy to delve deeper in his alcoholism. An example of this is when Margaret is dying, Frank's father "has that whiskey smell" on him as they arrive at the hospital.
*Quote found on page 36 in Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt.

Explanation:

Throughout the book one of the reoccurring problems is Frank's fathers alcoholism. This leads to the family being much poorer than they normally would as Frank's father spends the money he earns working to fuel his addiction.

Explanation:

Frank had just come home from his first communion and after eating breakfast threw up his first communion breakfast. This was especially frightful for Frank as he thought "god was in her backyard," her being Franks grandmother. This also led to a fight erupting between Franks father and his grandmother as Franks dad just wanted to wash it away however Franks grandmother felt that would be blasphemous.
* quote found on page 129 in Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

 

 

Explanation:

Frank catches typhoid fever and meets Patricia a young girl that introduces Frank to Shakespeare. Frank loves the passage so much he says, "its like having jewels in my mouth." This is Frank's first real taste of literature and it leads hi to having a deep love of literature.
* Quote found on page 196 of Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

Explanation:

At one point in the book Frank forgets to empty out Laman's chamber pot and gets beaten by Laman. In response to this Frank leaves the house to go live with his uncle Ab Sheehan. While there his uncle has decided not to feed him, so Frank steals a loaf of bread to feed him and his siblings as, "if you commit one sin you might as well commit a few more because you get the same sentence in hell.