1. A Tale
of Two Cities opens in 1775.
Which of the following does not characterize this period?
2. Why are the drivers
of the Dover mail coach hesitant to stop for Jerry Cruncher’s message?
3. What object does
Doctor Manette keep during his imprisonment in order to escape “in
4. By what name do
the men in Defarge’s wine shop call their fellow revolutionaries?
5. What skill did
Doctor Manette develop in order to pass the time during his incarceration?
6. What symbol does
Dickens use to portend the bloodshed of the French Revolution?
7. During her testimony,
to whom does Lucie claim that Charles Darnay alluded on the boat
ride from Calais to Dover?
8. After Darnay’s
acquittal, why does Sydney Carton claim to dislike him?
9. To which animal
does Dickens compare Sydney Carton?
10. A Tale
of Two Cities was published in weekly installments from
April to November of what year?
11. What image does
Dickens frequently use to describe Lucie Manette?
12. What sound does
Lucie often hear echoing off the street when she is in her home?
13. Which of the
following characters is related to the Marquis, whose carriage runs
down a small child?
14. Who does Miss
Pross believe is the ideal suitor for Lucie Manette?
15. What does Mr.
Lorry try to persuade Mr. Stryver not to do?
16. Who promises
Lucie Manette that he would, if necessary, die for her?
17. What does Jerry
Cruncher frequently go out to do at night?
18. Who informs the
Defarges that Lucie Manette has married Charles Darnay?
19. On the night
after Lucie and Charles are married, what does Doctor Manette do?
20. During the storming
of the Bastille, who decapitates the fortress’s guard?
21. Why does the
Paris mob kill Foulon?
22. What is the duration
of Manette’s psychological relapse after Lucie leaves for her honeymoon?
23. Who develops
a habit of watching and speaking to Lucie as she waits on a Paris
street corner each day, hoping that Darnay will be able to see her
from his prison window?
24. Who does the
spy John Barsad turn out to be?
25. Why was Doctor