Literary Terms
Describe three ways Madame Defarge sends signals to the Jacques.
Rose, cough, knitting
This character represents the cruelty of the French Aristocracy and believes that peasants should be executed.
Who is The Marquis St. Evremonde?
Who is described here: "You are the fellow we want...you make these fools believe that it will last for ever. Then, they are the more insolent, and it is the nearer ended."
The mender of roads.
Lucie grew up in England, and was raised as a ward of ________because her parents were assumed dead.
What is Tellson's Bank?
What substance was emphasized on the chateau of the Marquis and how did this substance connect to the imagery used to describe the death of the Marquis?
Stone; "The Gorgon has surveyed the building again in the night, and had added the one stone face wanting; the stone face for which it had waited through about two hundred years."
This character represents the greed and overconsumption of the nobility in France. He is a symbolic character.
Who is Monseigneur in Town
What two places does Barsad make an appearance in Book 2?
1. At Charles Darnay's trial in England
2. Saint Antoine / the wineshop in France where his name is recorded in the registry
In the chapter Two Promises, what are the two promises made?
1. Darnay asks Dr Manette to let Lucie know how much Charles loves her should she ever discuss him with her father
2. Darnay will not reveal his real name until after the wedding
Who tactfully convinces Stryver not to propose to Lucie Manette?
Jarvis Lorry
"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 ended."
Who is the "You"?
mender of roads
Where is this line said, by whom, what is the meaning, and who disagrees?
"I hope, for her sake, Destiny will keep her husband out of France."
1. wineshop 2. Defarge 3. Lucie's husband, Charles, should never come back to France 4. Madame disagrees and says "Her husband's destiny will take him where he is to go, and will lead him to the end that is to end him."
This reserved businessman has a strong moral compass, and proves to be an honest and trustworthy friend to the Manette's.
Who is Jarvis Lorry?
Provide an example of Dickens using anaphora in Books 1 or 2 and explain the impact of the device (in other words, why was it used?).
One example is in Book 8 where Dickens repeats the word "poor" 8 times to show the extent of the people's poverty and the weariness of the people with their never-ending poverty.
"For you, and for any dear to you, I would do anything. If my career were of that better kind that there was any opportunity or capacity of sacrifice in it, I would embrace any sacrifice for you and for those dear to you." Identify the speaker and to whom they are speaking.
Sydney Carton to Lucie
How many feet high was Gaspard hung and what was beneath him?
40 feet above a fountain. His body is poisoning the water.