tale of two cities Flashcards
the occupant of Degarfe’s garret and the woman who came to see him are…
a) husband and wife
b) son and mother
c) brother and sister
d) father and daughter
d) father and daughter
Jerry Cruncher…
a) is a friend of Mr. Lorry’s who must be kept secret from the bank because he is poor.
b) works for Tellson’s Bank as an odd-job man
c) is one of the wealthiest customers at Tellson’s Bank
d) works as Mr. Lorry’s accountant
b) wors for Tellson’s Bank as an odd-job man
Who does this describe: “a young man of about five-and-twenty, well-grown and well-looking, with a sunburned cheek and a dark eye. His condition was that of a young gentleman. He was plainly dressed in black…and his hair, which was long and dark, was gathered in a ribbon…”
a) Judge Bailey
b) Charley Darnay
c) the Attorney General
d) Sydney Carton
d) Syndey Carton
The occupant of Dafarge’s garret said his name was…
a) One Hundred and Five, North Tower
b) Prisoner One-Seven-Seven-Five
c) Jaques
d) Manette
a) One Hundred and Five, North Tower
What seems odd, or out of place, about Jerry Cruncher?
a) #3 – His fingers have iron rust on them in the morning
b) #1 – His boots are clean before bed but muddy in the morning
c) #1
d)#1
e) #2 – His shirt is ironed after dinner but always rumpled in the morning
f) #2
d) #1
When Jerry Cruncher becomes angry, it is because…
a) his son offered to help take his father’s boots off
b) his wife stays out late and doesn’t care about the house
c) his wife prayed for him and said grace at breakfast
d) his son was caught stealing bread in a local
c) his wife prayed for him and said grace at breakfast
After Monsieur Defarge opened the door to his garret, he bid the occupant a good day. The occupant, who had the white hair, was…
a) making a lady’s shoe
b) painting a watercolor
c) taking a nap
d) building a rocking chair
a) making a lady’s shoe
Tellson’s Bank is…
a) clean, tidy, well-lighted, warm, and welcoming
b) grimy, small, dingy, forbidding, and unwelcoming
b) grimy, small, dingy, forbidding, and unwelcoming
At the Old Bailey, a prisoner on trial…
a) will always be found innocent
b) will most likely be found guilty
c) if found guilty, will usually be shown mercy
e) will always receive a fair, impartial trial
b) will most likely be found guilty
How much time has elapsed at the start of Book 2?
a) five years
b) one year
c) fifteen years
d) 18 months
a) five years
What animal does Dickens associate Stryver with?
a) lion
b) hare
c) sloth
d) jackal
a) lion
Sydney Carton is…
a) a man who desires a lot of attention and is constantly engaging in odd public behavior to get that attention
b) an ill-natured drunk who doesn’t think highly of himself
c) a highly educated, well-bred gentleman who makes every effort to comfort Darnay
d) pleased to see Darnay out of hail and makes an effort to befriend him
b) an ill-natured drunk who doesn’t think highly of himself
What provocative question does Carton ask Darnay?
a) “Do you think you would be free if you weren’t from a wealthy family?”
b) “Do you think I particularly like you?”
c) “Do you think you deserve to be free?”
d) “Do you think the English want you in their country?”
b)”Do you think I particularly like you?”
Who does this describe? “stout, loud, red, bluff, and free from any drawback of delicacy, had a pushing way of shouldering himself…into conversations”
a) Jerry
b) Sydney Carton
c) Attorney General
d) Stryver
d) Stryver
Sydney Carton and Stryver…
a) tolerate each other for the sake of business
b) are cousins who now work together
c) were classmates in London who studied English law
d) were classmates in London who studied French and Law
d) were classmates in London who studied French and Law
Immediately after the trial ends, what is the response to Carton’s action that saved Darnay’s life?
a) Dr. Manette gets confused and thinks Carton was someone from his past
b) Lucie weeps in his arms and offers her eternal gratitude
c) Lorry responds that Carton did what ant good business man would have done
d) Nothing. No one knew.
d) Nothing. No one knew.
Charles Darnay’s first dinner after being released from jail was…
a) with Sydney Carton at a tavern
b) at a local hotel with his school friends who get quite rowdy celebrating
c) a solitary one at home (all his friends thought he’d be kept in jail overnight)
d) at the Manette’s house with Pross and Jarvis Lorry
a) with Sydney Carton at a tavern
Lucie Manette spoke as a witness at the trial of Charles Darnay and said…
a) Darnay was a gentleman and helped her get her father situated on the ship to be as comfortable as possible
b) She did not remember meeting Darnay on any ship
c) Darnay acted suspiciously when she met him; she and her father remembered him because of his rudeness
d) she thought Darnay was either a banker or an accountant, and that she only talked to him for a few minutes
a) Darnay was a gentleman and helped her get her father situated on the ship to be as comfortable as possible
While the jury deliberated, Sydney Carton…
a) left the court in a rush, causing an officer to race after him
b) went to lunch with Lucie and Dr.Manete
c) Instructed an officer to give aid to Lucie Manette who had slumped into a faint
d) asked the judge if he could talk to the prisoner
c) instructed an officer to give aid to Lucie Manette who had slumped into a faint
Dr. Manette spoke as a witness at the trial of Charles Darnay and said…
a) he did not remember meeting Darnay on any ship
b) Darnay was a gentleman and helped him get situated on the ship to be as comfortable as possible
c) he only spoke with his daughter for a few minutes, so he never really met Darnay
d) Darnay acted suspiciously when he met him, and that he and his daughter remembered him because of his rudeness
a) he did not remember meeting Darnay on any ship
In the corner of the doctor’s bedroom stood a…
a) disused shoemaker’s bench and tray of tools
b) sewing table, mannequin, and tolls of a seamstress
c) full-length mirror with a picture of a young blond woman tucked into a corner
d) large wardrobe, or armoire, made out of walnut
a) disused shoemaker’s bench and tray of tools
Dr. Manette’s health has been restored enough that he is now able to treat patients
a) true
b) false
a) true
When Charles Darnay presented himself to Dr.Manette and Lucie, Darnay told them a story about what the workman said about an old dungeon when Darnay had visited the Tower of London. While telling his story…
a) Mr.Lorry excitedly called upon Dr. Manette and had to sit down for some time to catch his breath before he could talk
b) Lucie was so enamored by Darnay that she forgot to pour the tea
c) Miss Pross interrupted them and told Darnat not to talk about such things in front of Lucie
d) Dr. Manette seemed to have taken ill and looked terrified
d) Dr. Manette seemed to have taken ill and looked terrified
What is Miss Pross worried about concerning Lucie?
a) That she has not had enough education to attract sufficient suitors
b) That she is unlikely to find a husband who Dr. Manette will approve of
c) That she spends too much time fretting about Dr. Manette
d) That “hundreds” of suitors are showing up at the house to see her
d) That “hundreds” of suitors are showing up at the house to see her
Dr. Manette lived in quiet lodgings not far from…
a) Piccadilly Circus
b) Soho-square
c) Whitechapel
d) King’s Cross
b) Soho-square
When the Monsieur the Marquis traveled through the country, which of the following did not occur?
a) The Monseigneur spoke to a woman who petitioned him to have a morsel of stone or wood as a headstone for her husband who had died
b) The Monseigneur rode through a little village where only poor people lived
c) The Monseigneur rode through a little village just outside his chateau where people in well-kept homes came out and bowed and cheered with their caps off when he rode past them
d) The Monseigneur spoke to a peasant who told him a man had been hanging by a chain under his carriage as he rode
c) The Monseigneur rode through a little village just outside his chateau where people in well-kept homes came out and bowed and cheered with their caps off when he rode past them
What does it take multiple people to prepare for the Monseigneur (in town) every morning?
a) his horse
b) his outfit
c) his evening event
d) his chocolate
d) his chocolate
Miss Manette’s governess has a brother named Solomon who…
a) is a wise man who lives by the teachings of the Bible
b) is a scoundrel who took her money and left her in poverty
c) is a beggar and embarrassment to Miss Pross
d) was a sailor whose ship was lost at sea many years ago
b) is scoundrel who took her money and left her in poverty
Thirty horses, 24 male servants, and six female servants were all part of the household of the…
a) Marquis
b) Farmer General
c) King
d) Commerce-General
b) Farmer General
when Monsieur the Marquis returns home, he asks a servant if who has arrived…
a) Monsieur Charles
b) Ernest Defarge
c) Monsieur Carton
d) Gaspard
a) Monsieur Charles
While Jerry Cruncher sat on his stool outside Tellson’s Bank…
a) a fine carriage with six fine horses passed by
b) an unruly crowd of school boys passed by
c) a wedding party passed by
d) a funeral procession passed by
d) a funeral passed by
When young Jerry Cruncher followed his father and two other men, young Jerry eventually ran away from them…
a) when a police officer blew his whistle and started running toward him
b) when a bat landed on his shoulder
c) when he thought he was being chased by a coffin
d) when a snarling dog growled at him inside the gates of a cemetery
c) when he thought he was being chased by a coffin
The men at Defarge’s are worried about keeping the register safe, and Defarge said it is safe because
a) he is only sharing the into with two other men who have vowed to commit suicide before giving up the names
b) his wife has an excellent memory and will remember it without having to write anything down
c) he is writing it on a scroll in Latin and few will be able to decipher the Latin
d) his wife is knitting it with her own stitches and symbols so no one else can decipher it
d) his wife if knitting it with her own stitches and symbols so no one else can decipher it
At the Defarge’s, men listen to a story told by the mender of roads about…
a) the identity of the man who clung to the bottom of the Marquis’ carriage
b) why the villagers are excited for the visit by the King and Queen
c) Dr. Manette’s return to prison and why the villagers are angry that he was imprisoned in the first place
d) how soldiers hanged the man who killed the Marquis
d) how soldiers hanged the man who killed the Marquis
When Sydney Carton visits Lucie…
a) he was delighted by spring and, for the first time in months, felt happy, so he brought her flowers
b) he is nervous, wringing his hands, making Lucie feel uncomfortable because he is stumbling over his words and not talking coherently
c) he has declared himself to be a worthless drunk but promised to improve himself from that day forth
d) he spoke to her with tears in his eyes, saying he will sink lower and that he is a wretch
d) he spoke to her with tears in his eyes, saying he will sink lower and that he is a wretch
After speaking with Lucie, Sydney Carton says a final farewell and “God bless you” and when he leaves, Lucie…
a) ran after him and told him to return but he didn’t stop
b) sat quietly, not knowing what to do
c) was relieved he would no longer call on her
d) wept mournfully for him
d) wept mournfully for him
When the Crunchers sat down to tea, Jerry said
a) He was going out later to make money shining shoes
b) He was going out later to fish
c) He was going out later to the pub
d) He was going out later to hunt for deer
b) He was going out later to fish
When it comes to Jerry Cruncher’s “business” that is conducted in the dark, his wife, Mrs. Cruncher…
a) thinks its an honorable business and fully supports it
b) does not approve of it which makes Jerry angry
c) does not approve of it, but Jerry barely notices and isn’t bothered by her opinion
d) approves of it, which oddly enough annoys Jerry
b) does not approve of it which makes Jerry angry
Madame Defarge played with him like a cat might have done with a mouse and the rope broke twice while he was being hanged. He was…
a) the Vengeance
b) old Foulon
c) John Barsad
d) the Marquis
b) old Foulon
