Character ID
Abandons his position in the French aristocracy and begins a new life in England.
Charles Darnay
“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.”
Sydney Carton
What spills outside of the Defarge's shop in Book 1?
Wine Cask
What era was Dickens writing in? (Renaissance, Romantic, Victorian, or Modern)
Victorian
In the fall of 2020, which literature class decisively won Okthomerfest?--no question about it, it was a total blow-out. Not even close. They totally humiliated the other class.
Miss DiPietro/Mrs. Kanzelberger's class annihilated Mrs. Ghandhi's class with their brilliant Trojan piñata
Meditates on a Bible verse before he dies.
Sydney Carton
“Saying your prayers! You’re a nice woman! What do you mean by flopping yourself down and praying agin me?”
Jerry Cruncher
What about Lucie recalls Dr. Manette to life? (HINT: he notices something familiar about her that he carries with him)
her hair
What did Dickens do later in his life which caused great scandal?
Left his wife and 10 children for another woman
Which historical prison was a symbol of the oppression of the noble regime. (Dr. Manette was held there)
The Bastille
Does odd-jobs for Mr. Lorry and Tellson’s Bank.
Jerry Cruncher
As a wife and mother, I implore you to have pity on me and not to exercise any power that you possess, against my innocent husband, but to use it in his behalf. O sister-woman, think of me.”
Lucie Manette
What does Darnay tell Dr. Manette on the morning of his wedding?
His real name
Why was Dickens' father put into prison when Dickens was a young boy?
Debt
Which of these options best defines antithesis:
a) parallel grammatical structure in which opposites are contrasted
b) a strong counterargument ("anti-thesis")
c) a person or thing which is a direct opposite of something else
d) the repetition of a word, phrase, or grammatical structure at the beginning of clauses or phrases
a) parallel grammatical structure in which opposites are contrasted
Goes deaf.
Miss Pross
“It is extraordinary to me, that you people cannot take care of yourselves and your children. One or the other of you is for ever in the way. How do I know what injury you have done to my horses? See! Give him that.”
Marquis de Evremonde
Whose body is hung over the well, poisoning the water supply?
the Jacques who killed the Marquis (also: Gaspard, father of child killed by the Marquis)
What year was Tale of Two Cities written? (points if it's within 5 years. DOUBLE points if you get the exact date)
1859
What is the best definition of a character foil:
a) it is another word for an antagonist, as he/she tries to foil the protagonist
b) when two characters (one typically being the protagonist) are very similar in many ways, but different in a notable way.
c) a character who remains the same throughout the novel
d) a character who undergoes significant change in the course of the novel
b) when two characters (one typically being the protagonist) are very similar in many ways, but different in a notable way.
His real name is Solomon Pross.
John Barsad
“You shall not draw it. I am stronger than you, I bless Heaven for it. I’ll hold you till one or other of us faints or dies!”
Miss Pross
The loyal servant of the Evremonde family who Darnay returns to Paris to help
Gabelle
Charles Dickens' first novel, which was a collection of comic adventures
Pickwick Papers
How many people were executed on the day Sydney Carton was?
52