5 Written Questions

1. Dr. Manette to Lucie
2. The aristocracy
3. Using words that imitate the sound they denote
4. The strength of the peasants and revolutionaries
5. John Barsad's spies in the prison

5 Matching Questions

1. What does wine in the streets symbolize?
2. "Be a brave man... It is better for the poor little plaything to die so, than to live. It has died in a moment without pain. Could it have lived an hour as happily?"
3. Polysyndeton
4. Asyndeton
5. "...think now and then that there is a man who would give his life, to keep a life you love beside you!"

1. a A construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions
2. b Carton to Lucie
3. c Monsieur Defarge to Gaspard
4. d The lower class is desperate for blood
5. e Using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in 'he ran and jumped and laughed for joy')

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Seamstress to Carton (disguised as Darnay) at La Force
   1. "Be a brave man... It is better for the poor little plaything to die so, than to live. It has died in a moment without pain. Could it have lived an hour as happily?"
   2. "I am not unwilling to die, if the Republic which is to do so much good to us poor, will profit by my death; but I do not know how that can be... Such a poor weak little creature."
   3. "For the love of Heaven, of justice, or generosity, of the honor of your noble name, I supplicate you, Monsieur heretofore the Marquis, to succour and release me. My fault is, that I have been true to you... I pray you to be true to me!"
   4. "It is a far, far better thing that I do than ever I have done..."
2. Mr. Lorry and Darnay are drawn to "Lodestone Rock" in France; Lodestone Rock is like a magnet
   1. Who is "Drawn to Lodestone Rock" and where is it? What's the allusion?
   2. Who is "The Honest Tradesman" and what is his honest trade?
   3. "Fifty-Two": To what does this refer?
   4. Who is "The Jackal" and why?
3. The lives of the nobility dying
   1. What does the footsteps represent?
   2. What does burning (of the chateau) represent?
   3. What does the sea/ocean represent?
   4. What does the fire represent?
4. Carton dictating words for Darnay to write
   1. "You are the fellow we want. You make these fools believe that it will last for ever. Then, they are more insolent, and it is the nearer end."
   2. "If you remember the words that passed between us, long ago, you will readily comprehend this when you see it... I am thankful the time has come when I can prove them."
   3. "Be a brave man... It is better for the poor little plaything to die so, than to live. It has died in a moment without pain. Could it have lived an hour as happily?"
   4. "Fifty-Two": To what does this refer?
5. Carton
   1. Who is the "fellow of no delicacy"?
   2. Who is "Calm in Storm"?
   3. Who is the "fellow of delicacy"?
   4. What are "the sheep of the prions"?

5 True/False Questions

1. Archetype → A detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and is thought to appeal in a universal way to create a response

   True        False

2. What does the fountain symbolize? → Peasants rebelling in the French Revolution

   True        False

3. Who is the resurrection man? → The revolutionaries that bring people to die (Madame Defarge and The Vengeance)

   True        False

4. What is Sydney Carton's dynamic with the Darnays in "A Plea"? → It is where Mr. Lorry works and where he is devoted to

   True        False

5. What does the mist symbolize? → Ominous parts in the beginning of the book

   True        False