Who said it?
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
What did Charles Dickens write?
Telsons bank resides in this city.
Where is London?
The footsteps symbolize this to Lucie.
What is people coming into her life?
This man is first introduced as a “jackal” assisting in court cases, hiding his intelligence behind apathy and alcohol.
Who is Sydney Carton?
In Book 2, this character is on trial at the Old Bailey for treason.
Who is Charles Darnay?
In making some alterations, the workmen came upon an old dungeon, which had been, for many years, built up and forgotten. Every stone of its inner walls covered with inscriptions, which had been carved by prisoners-- dates, names, complaints, and prayers. Upon a corner store in an angle of the wall, one prisoner, who seemed to have gone to execution, had cut, at his last work, three letters. There were done with some very poor instrument, and hurried, with an unsteady hand. At the first they were read as D. I. C.; but, on being more carefully examined, the last letter was found to me G. There was no record or legend of any prisoner with those initials, but many, and many, fruitless guesses were made what the name could have been. At length, it was suggested that the letters were not initials, but, complete the word DIG. The floor was examined very carefully under the inscription, and, in the earth beneath the stone, or tile, or some fragment of pavement.
What did Darnay say?
This place was burned in a revolutionary protest.
What is The Chateau?
The guillotine symbolizes this.
What is the institution of revolutionary chaos?
This young Frenchman hides his noble lineage when living in England, using an alias to distance himself from his past.
Who is Charles Darnay?
This drunken lawyer surprises everyone by discrediting the witness testimony in Darnay’s trial.
Who is Sydney Carton?
The raindrops are still falling, large, heavy, and few.
What did Dr. Manette say?
Mr. Lorry works here.
Where is Tellson's Bank?
The broken wine cask represents this.
What is the peoples hunger at the time?
Though he appears only as a loyal Tellson’s Bank employee, this man was deeply involved in a mysterious mission to France.
Who is Jarvis Lorry?
Lucie Manette testifies at Darnay’s trial, stating that he was kind to her and her father on this journey.
What is the trip from France to England?
Hold the horses! Who threw that?
What did Monsieur the Marquis say?
Mr. Stryver inaugurated the long vacation with a formal proposal to take Miss Manette to this place.
What is Vauxhall Gardens?
The Marquis represents this,
What is the ruthless aristocratic cruelty of the time?
This old man is found in a garret in Paris, having lost his identity after 18 years of unjust imprisonment.
Who is Dr. Alexandre Manette?
This witness claims he saw Darnay passing secret documents, but is proven unreliable.
Who is Roger Cly?
Now, look here! I am going to tell you something that will rather surprise you...
What did Mr. Stryver say?
Mr. Stryver talked to Lorry and Darnay about business here. Hint (Chapter: Congratulatory)
What is the Robing-room?
The Crunching Boots on the Echoing Stones represents this. (Book 2, Chapter 1: “Five Years Later”)
What is The crunching boots on stone symbolize time grinding away at memory and identity?
This character uses the code name "Jacques" to conceal his revolutionary ties during secret meetings in the wine shop.
Who is Ernest Defarge?
These people were with the prisoner as he boarded. (Answer Number of People, Nationality, and Gender)