TOTC BOOK 2 QUIZ Flashcards

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1
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What register does Madame Defarge keep?

A

Names of those who are enemies to the common people.

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Why does Dr. Manette cobble for 9 days after Lucie and Charles are married?

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It is his was of escaping from distressing news.

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Why does Darnay go to France?

A

To help Gabelle.

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4
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What does Jerry Cruncher object to his wife doing?

A

Praying.

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Why was grass put in Foulon’s mouth?

A

He had told the starving people to eat grass.

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Why was the Marquis killed?

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The common people rose up after he ran down a child.

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Why does Charles renounce his name and property while visiting his uncle the Marquis?

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To honor his mother’s dying wish.

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Why does Madame Defarge wear a rose in her hair?

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The rose is a signal that there is a spy in the shop.

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Who is Mr. Carton?

A

Stryver’s associate.

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Why doesn’t Dr. Manette want Charles to reveal his true name?

A

He suspects a connection between his imprisonment and Charles’ family.

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How does Dickens describe the Manette’s home?

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Sunny and cheery

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What words does Dickens use to describe Stryver and Carton?

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Lion and Jackal

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13
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Who is the Vengeance?

A

Madame Defarge’s Lieutenant

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Lucie’s fanciful thought years ago of the echoes of a multitude of footsteps becomes a reality in France. What has occurred?

A

The mob has stormed the Bastille in Paris.

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Who was the doomed man the mender-of-roads told the Jacques about?

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The man who stabbed the Marquis.

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16
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Who else’s name is Madame Defarge knitting?

A

Charles Darnay

17
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What does Dr. Manette allow Lorry and Miss Pross to do?

A

Destroy his workbench.

18
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What name does Stryver call Carton?

A

Memory

19
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How does Dickens describe the privileged class?

A

Extravagant; superficial; useless

20
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Identify Mr. Stryver.

A

Darnay’s attorney

21
Q

What is the countryside of France like?

A

The fields have the same starved look as the people.

22
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Why is Darnay acquitted?

A

Lack of a positive identification.

23
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What metaphor does Dickens use to describe the mob?

A

“a surging sea”

24
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Describe Carton’s response to Stryver’s self-flattery.

A

Carton stabs him with ironic jabs which completely go over Stryver’s head.

25
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What ‘fish’ does Jerry Cruncher go fishing after?

A

Dead bodies.