Literary Terms
Describe two ways Madame Defarge sends signals to the Jacques.
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.
Who is Monseigneur in Town
Name Miss Pross's brother and two facts we learn about him.
1. Solomon
2. "heartless scoundrel"
3. took everything Miss Pross had to "speculate" with
4. The only person Miss Pross is worthy of her "ladybird"
Jerry Cruncher. He is digging up and stealing bodies to sell.
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
What does the hanging of Gaspard symbolize?
The hanging symbolizes the complete dehumanization of the peasants by the aristocracy.
Identify the speaker of the second quote:
"My husband died of want; so many die of want; so many more will die of want."
"Again, well? Can I feed them?"
Monseigneur - the Marquis
Identify the second speaker and the significance of the quotation below.
"The chateau and all the race?"
"The chateau and all the race."
Defarge to the Jacques. The revolutionaries do not just want to punish the Marquis and others like him but every one of their descendants.
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.
What is Striver's nickname for Carton?
Memory
How many feet high was Gaspard hung and what was beneath him?
40 feet above a fountain. His body is poisoning the water.