Prompt 1. How does the experience the narrator and, later, Angela have at the Clohessys’ engage the pathos of the reader? Include examples of the squalor in which the Clohessys and the impending death of Mr. Clohessy in your answer.

2. Describe the situation that enraged the narrator regarding his father’s drinking. Why was this drinking binge worse than all of the others? Does Malachy’s statement, “[I]t will be different now,” seem likely? Why or why not?

3. Describe the experiences in the narrator’s life that give him his love of literature? Include Malachy, Sr., Mr. Timoney, and Patricia Madigan’s contributions in your answer.

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