The first line of the novel illustrates THIS literary term to emphasize stark contrasts and the confusion of the French Revolution.
What is Parallelism?
100
This character finally gives up his "night job" and finds appreciation for his wife.
Who is Jerry Cruncher?
100
______ is the suburb outside of Paris where the Defarges' live and where the wine cask scene took place.
What is Saint Antoine?
100
Dickens narration has a removed, but all knowing point of view that is also referred to as _________.
What is Third Person (omniscient) narrative?
100
This character represents the cruelty of the French Aristocracy and believes that peasants should be executed.
Who is The Marquis St. Evremonde?
200
THIS literary term is used when Dickens wants to describe the characters or setting in detail.
What is Imagery?
200
This spy is actually Miss Pross's long lost brother, Solomon.
Who is John Basard?
200
Lucie grew up in England, and was raised as a ward of ________because her parents were assumed dead.
What is Tellson's Bank?
200
This novel was published in ________, or 70 years after the French citizens stormed the Bastille in 1789.
What is 1859?
200
As a symbol or order and loyalty, this character triumphs over Madame Defarge-- who embodies the chaos and wreckless violence of the revolution.
Who is Miss Pross?
300
Dickens portrayed Madame Defarge as vengeful, quietly knitting, and plotting the deaths of those who stood in the way of revolution. This characterization of Madame Defarge is an Allusion to____.
What are the Greek Fates?
300
Madame Defarge's "shadow" or companion, changed her name to THIS because she is so supportive of the French Revolution.
Who is the Vengance?
300
Roger Cly, John Basard, Miss Pross, Mr. Stryver, Jerry Cruncher, Jarvis Lorry and Sydney Carton are all THIS NATIONALITY.
What is English?
300
Although A Tale of Two Cities reads as a novel, the individual chapters were published in weekly or monthly __________.
What are installments?
300
She (and her family) experienced personal suffering at the hands of the Marquis--which explains her devotion to the revolution.
Who is Madame Defarge?
400
Water is an important concept in the novel. When Gaspard was hanged he was "forty feet high—and left hanging, poisoning the water.”
The poisoning of the well _____ the bitter impact of Gaspard's execution on the the peasants.
What is Symbolism / Symbolizes?
400
This governess is fiercely loyal to her mistress (Lucie) and her country (England).
Who is Miss Pross?
400
Charles Darnay, Lucie and Alexandre Manette, Mdme. and Msr. Defarge, Marquis Everemonde, Gaspard, and Gabelle are all natives of THIS COUNTRY.
What is France?
400
Much of Dickens' writing uses ________, an ironic form of humor, to comment on the social problems of his time.
What is Satire?
400
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?
500
When Dickens describes an object as a human or living thing, he is using THIS literary term/technique.
What is Personification?
500
He is an arrogant and ambitious barrister (or attorney) who wants Lucie's hand in marriage.
Who is Mr. Stryver?
500
On the historical date of July 14, 1789, Dickens places the Defarges as at the forefront of THIS event.
What is the storming of the bastille?
500
Some critics say that THIS character represents Dickens' "ideal woman" because she is beautiful, kind, forgiving, and faithful to the truth, the men in her life, and her family.
Who is Lucie Manette?
500
Jerry Cruncher had an inverted sense of morals when he referred to his night time occupation as ________ and his wife's prayer as "flopping."