IN WHAT YEAR DOES THIS NOVEL BEGIN? a. 1767
b. 1775
c. 1783
d. 1793
b. 1775
WHICH TWO CITIES DOES THIS TITLE REFER TO?
D. London and Paris
WHO IS THE "KING WITH THE LARGE JAW" IN ENGLAND? a. George III
b. Henry VIII
c. Louis XVI
d. none of the above
a. George III
WHO IS THE "KING WITH THE LARGE JAW" IN FRANCE?
C. Louis XVI
MR JARVIS LORRY IS A
A. banker
Mr. Jarvis Lorry is employed at
A. Tellson's Bank
What is the message that Mr Lorry recieves?
C. wait at Dover for mam'selle
What is Mr. Lorry's reply to the message?
B. recalled to life
Who delivers the message to Mr. Lorry?
B. jerry cruncher
Lucie Manette is described as
D. not more than seventeen, golden hair blue eyes
What does Mr. Lorry tell Lucie Manette?
C. her father is still alive
How long was Dr. Manette imprisoned in the Bastille?
B. 18 years
What does Gaspard write on the wall in wine and mud?
D. blood
What event does the spilled wine foreshadow?
D. the french revolution
What is the name Monsieur Defarge calls himself and the other revolutionaries?
B. Jacques
What hobby did Dr. Manette pick up in prison?
a. novel writing
b. shoe making
c. black smithing
d. none of the above
b shoe making
What is Dr. Manette's condition?
D. all of the above
What does Dr. Manette say his name is
C. one hundred and five, north tower
What item does Dr. Manette use to help him escape in spirit while in prison?
C. a little quantity of golden hair
What decision does Lucie make about Dr Manette?
B. Leave France immediately
What is Charles Darnay tried for in England?
a. murder
b. robbery
c. treason
d. petty theft
c. treason
Why is Darnay acquitted?
a. he has an alibi
b. he proves that he is not french
c. he has a brilliant defense lawyer
d. he resembles Carton
d. he resembles carton
Which gentleman does not want to marry Lucie?
a. Sydney Carton
b. Mr. Stryver
c. Charles Darnay
d. Mr. Lorry
d. Mr. Lorry
Where does Darnay and Carton go together after the trial?
a. the Thames
b. a tavern
c. the Manette's house
d. Paris
b. tavern
Where in London do the Manette's live?
a. soho
b. kensington
c. fleet street
d. whitefrairs
a. soho
What does Miss Pross call Lucie Manette?
a. my ladybird
b. sweetheart
c. daughter
d. a golden-haired doll
a. my ladybird
What is the most noticeable feature of the Manettes' house?
a. its proximity to temple bar
b. the sunniness of the front room
c. the resounding echoes from the street
d. the musty smell
c. the resounding echoes from the street
What does Lucie think the echoes in her house mean?
a. people are coming to intrude in her family
b. the walls are too thin
c. Soho is urbanizing very fast
d. she should shut her door
a. people are coming to intrude in her family
What does "Monseigneur" mean?
a. the man
b. my lord
c. the king
d. my man
b. my lord
What does NOT happen on the Marquis's way home in his carriage?
A. he stops for a meal
Moseigneur is
a. Lucie's husband
b. Charles Darnay's uncle
c. Charles Darnay's father
d. Dr. Manettes brother
b. charles darnays uncle
Charles Darnay does not
a. renounce his aristocratic title
b. get persecuted by the French lower class
c. help tumble the bastille
d. sympathize with the peasants' plight
c. help tumble the bastille
Monseigneur is murdered by
a. Dr. Manette
b. someone who calls himself Jacques
c. Charles Darnay
d. Mr. Lorry
b. someone who calls himself Jacques
Charles Darnay's moonlighting profession is
a. lawyer
b. teacher
c. ressurection man
d. street cleaner
b. teacher
According to the mender of the roads, what happened ot the murder of the Marquis?
a. he was never found
b. he returned to life
c. he was captured and put to death
d. he was rewarded by the Jacques
c. he was captured and put to death
Jerry Cruncher's other profession is
a. wife beater
b. shoemaking
c. blacksmithing
d. grave robber
d. grave robber
What secret did Darnay reveal to Dr. Manette on the day of his wedding?
a. he is a felon
b. he killed Monseigneur
c. his true identity
d. all of the above
c. his true identity
How does Dr. Manette respond to the news?
a. he returned to shoemaking
b. he stopped the wedding
c. he had him arrested
d. none of the above
a. he returned to shoemaking.
Mrs. Cruncher's "flopping" results in her abuse by her husband Jerry Cruncher; what is flopping?
a. disrespecting
b. non-domesticating
c. praying
d. none of the above
c. praying
What decision does Charles Darnay makes at the end of book the second?
a. divorce Lucie and return to his family
b. returned to Paris
c. reclaim his family name
d. none of the above
b. returned to Paris
What is Madame Defarge knitting?
a. a scarf
b. a suicide note in the shape of a sweater
c. a register of people who will be condemned to die after the Revolution
d. clothes for the revolutionaries
c. a register of people who will be condemned to die after the revolution
The novel is divided into three parts: "Recalled to Life, "The Golden Thread," and
a. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
b. The Track of the Storm
c. The Substance of the Shadow
d. the Facts of Life
b. The Track of the Storm
One of the recurring themes of the book is
a. the purification of society during the Reign of Terror
b. Mme. Defarge's spouting of revolutionary slogans
c. Miss Pross' dedication to Lucie
d. all of the above
a. the purification of society during the Reign of Terror
Where does Madame Defarge record the name of the enemies of the Revolution for safe keeping?
a. in her notebook
b. in her knitting
c. in her mind
d. in her newspaper
b. in her knitting
What image does Dicken's frequently use to describe Lucie Manette?
a. an earth bound angel
b. a golden thread
c. tiger lily
d. a calm in a storm
b. a golden thread
During the storming of the Bastille, who decapitates the fortress's guard?
a. Madame Defarge
b. Defarge
c. John Barsad
d. an anonymous Jacques
a. Madame Defarge
Why does the Paris Mob kill Foulon?
a. because he is a spy
b. because he suggested that starving people eat grass
c. because his carriage ran down a child in the street
d. because he collected high taxes from the peasants
b. because he suggested that starving people eat grass
What is the duration of Manette's psychological relapse after Lucie leaves for her honeymoon?
a. nine days
b. four days
c. a fortnight
d. a year and three months
a. nine days
Who devops 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?
a. Madame Defarge
b. Defarge
c. a wood sawyer
d. a seamstress
c. a wood sawyer
Who does the spy John Barsad turn out to be?
a. Miss Pross' brother, Soloman
b. a realtion of the Marquis
c. Madame Defarge's long lost brother
d. Roger Cly
a. Miss Pross' brother, Soloman
Why was Doctor Manette imprisoned?
a. he stole bread from the winter springs cafeteria
b. he failed to save the life of an aristocrat's daughter
c. the Marquis Evermonde feared that Manette would reveal one of the Marquis' dark secrets
d. he was an outspoken critic of the royal family
c. the Marquis Evermonde feared that Manatte would reveal one of the Marquis' dark secrets
The "one hideous figure" whose ominous shadow dominated the bloody days of the Revolution was
a. The Vengeance
b. La Guillotine
c. Mme. Defarge
d. none of the above
b. La Guillotine
The Carmagnole was
a. the nickname for the "mender of the roads"
b. the popular song of the Revolution
c. Mme. Defarge's knitting register
d. none of the above.
d. none of the above.
Jerry Cruncher contributes to the plot by
a. admitting that he was a Ressurection Man
b. revealing that Roger Cly had not been executed and buried
c. exposing Soloman Pross as John Barsad
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
Why does Charles Darnay decide to return to France after his marriage to Lucie?
a. he doesnt enjoy living in england
b. he feels he must return to accept his role as a French nobleman
c. He recieves a letter from Theophile Gabelle imploring him to return
d. his wife lucie has returned to France to rescue her father, Dr. Manette
c. He recieves a letter from Theophile Gabelle imploring him to return
If Gabelle had been slain by the mob,
a. the St. Evremondes would have been deprived of their revenge.
b. it would have enraged the Defarges
c. Darnay would not have been summoned back to France
d. all of the above
c. Darnay would not have been summoned back to France
The second time that Charles Darnay is tried, he is acquitted with the help of which character?
a. Lucie Manette Darnay
b. Miss Pross
c. Dr. Manette
d. Jerry Cruncher
c. Dr. Manette
In chapter 9, during the third accusation, who was the mysterious third person who denounced Darnay?
a. Lucie Manette Darnay
b. Miss Pross
c. Dr. Manette
d. Jerry Cruncher
c. Dr. Manette
Mme. Defarge's secret is that
B. her sister had been killed by Darnay's family
What is the outcome of the final showdown between Madame Defarge and Miss Pross?
a. Madame Defarge opens the door to Lucie's room and discovers her absence
b. Madame Defarge knits Miss Pross's name into the death list
c. Miss Pross manages to conceal Lucie's absence by tricking her
d. Madame Defarge is killed as she attempts to kill Miss Pross.
d. Madame Defarge is killed as she attempts to kill Miss Pross.
Who sacrifices his life for that of Darnay?
a. Dr. Manette
b. Monseiur Defarge
c. Jarvis Lorry
d. Sydney Carton
d. Sydney Carton
How does Carton get Darnay out of prison?
a. he makes the guards think darnay is dead
b. he hides Darnay in a cart full of diry laundry
c. he sneaks Darnay out after bribing a guard
d. he changes clothes with Darnay and drugs him and arranges for the guards to take Darnay out of the prison in his place
d. he changes clothes with Darnay and drugs him and arranges for the guards to take Darnay out of the prison in his place
