Characters
Who is the protagonist who was imprisoned for 18 years?
Who is Dr. Alexandre Manette?
What is the famous opening line of the novel?
What is "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"?
In what two cities does the novel take place?
What are London and Paris?
Who says, "Recalled to Life"?
Who is Jarvis Lorry
What does the broken wine case foreshadow?
What is the violence of the French Revolution?
Which character is a businessman and former banker?
Who is Jarvis Lorry?
Why was Dr. Manette imprisoned in the Bastille?
What is he knew a secret about the corrupt aristocracy?
What is the old and respectable English bank in this book?
What is Tellson's Bank?
What does Dr. Manette do obsessively after his release?
What is makes shoes?
How does Sydney Carton's character reflect the theme of sacrifice?
What is he is willing to give his life for others?
What is the occupation of Jerry Cruncher?
What is a messenger and a "resurrection man" (grave robber)?
How does Lucie Manette react to meeting her father for the first time?
What is she is shocked but compassionate?
Where is Dr. Manette found after his release from prison?
What is Defarage's wine shop?
What is the significance of Madam Defarge's knitting?
What is it records the names of those to be executed?
What does the phrase "Recalled to Life" symbolize?
What is Dr. Manette's return from imprisonment?
What is the name of the man who testified against Charles Darnay in court?
Who is John Barsad?
What is the outcome of Charles Darnay's trial in England?
What is he is acquitted because Sydney Carton looks like him?
What location represents the oppression of the aristocracy?
What is the Bastille?
Who says, "I am a disappointed drudge, sir. I care for no man on earth, and no man on earth cares for me"?
Who is Sydney Carton?
What theme does the contrast between London and Paris reflect?
What is stability vs. chaos?
How does Sydney Carton feel about Charles Darnay
What is resentment and admiration?
What does the spilled wine in Saint Antoine symbolize?
What is the coming bloodshed of the revolution?
Where does the first trial of Charles Darnay take place?
What is the Old Bailey in London?
What does the note in Dr. Manette's cell say?
What is his written account of why he was imprisoned?
What does the grindstone symbolize?
What is the brutality of the revolution?