Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Quotes
100
Which two figures side with Madame Defarge against Defarge pertaining to the fate of the Manette family?
The Vengeance and Jacques Three (Page 353)
100
Explain why the chapter is called “Fifty-two” (Page 360)
Because 52 people are in the prison awaiting their inevitable execution (1 being Darnay)
100
Who goes deaf at the end of the chapter?
Mrs. Pross
100
Who talks to Carton before his death?
A Seamstress Girl
100
“Don’t torture a poor forlorn wretch...but give me my work! What is to become of us, if those shoes are not done to-night?”
Dr. Manette - Explanation: After failing to help Darnay, which in turn makes him feel as if he failed Lucy herself, Dr. Mannette falls back into his former state of imprisonment.
200
When did Madame Defarge say she would “stop” in response to Defarge’s question?
"At Extermination"
200
Darnay is so busy writing letters to everyone else that he completely forgets about ___ (who?)
Carton
200
Who does Madame Defarge plan to use as a witness to confirm the madeup plots that will be used to incriminate Lucy and her son?
The wood-sawyer (mender of roads)
200
The person who spends his/her last moments with Carton before being executed by the guillotine recognizes the he is not Darnay. S/he asks, “are you dying for him (Darnay)?" To which, what does Carton reply?
I'm dying for his wife and child
200
“Tell Wind and Fire when to stop, but don’t tell me.”
Madame Defarge - Explanation: One interpretation is that she is telling Mr. Defarge that he will have a better chance of telling inanimate objects such as Wind and Fire to stop than keeping her from exterminating all of the Evremondes.
300
What are Lorry and Carton relieved to find in Manette’s coat?
Certificates that allow them to leave the city along with Lucie and the Doctor (Page 357)
300
What does the seamstress recognize about Carton as they are walking to the carriages?
She knows the truth about his identity. (He isn’t Evremond)
300
Who would you consider the star of chapter 14? (most significant) and why?
Mrs. Pross for killing Madame Defarge and doing her part to keep Lucy and friends safe
300
What words does Carton murmur as he awaits the guillotine?
"I am the Resurrection and the life..." (page 380) Explanation: all the people who will remember him. This is a sort of Christian Paradox. How? Carton is a metaphor for Christ
300
“But for you, dear stranger, I should not be so composed, for I am naturally a poor little thing, faint of heart”
Seamstress Girl
400
What does Carton pretend to read while listening to the discussion in the wine shop?
A Jacobin Journal
400
How is Carton able to remove Darnay from the cell? (13)
He uses the chemicals to knock Darnay out.
400
What are Cruncher’s two promises that he makes before Mrs. Pross?
1. That he won’t dig up any more dead people, and 2. that he’ll stop accusing Mrs. Cruncher of flopping
400
Who is watching Carton’s execution and why is he watching?
Barsad to make sure he follows through with his promise (to not reveal his identity)
400
“I am the Resurrection and the Life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me, shall never die.”
Sydney Carton - Explanation: As he is walking to his death, Carton recites a verse from the bible, giving him an almost prophetic feel and helping calm him before his impending death.
500
Why does Madame Defarge hate Darnay and his family so much?
Because his father and uncle (the Evremonde brothers) terrorized and killed her family (brother, sister and brother-in-law with their child, and father) (Page 354)
500
Why do guards stop the carriage as they travel from Paris through a different village?
To figure out how many were to be guillotined that day - they had bet on different numbers
500
Which two characters does Dickens use to show that love can triumph over hatred?
Mrs. Pross and Madame Defarge (Page 382)
500
What does Dickens say Carton’s idea of the future would have been if he could have written it down before he died?
Mr. Lorry living a long life, Dr. Manette is well, and Lucie and Darnay are naming their child after Carton, and sees Lucie weep for him
500
“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”
Narrator telling what Sydney Carton would have said - Explanation: Sydney believes that giving his life is the final, and greatest sacrifice for Lucy. It is also very similar to how Jesus died on the cross, relieving mankind from sin, following the religious tone to the chapter shown by this quote and the Resurrection quote before.
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