Misc.
Tom and Louisa got caught by Gradgrind doing this
Watching the circus
2 reasons that Stephen can not marry Rachael
Possible answers:
He is married
He doesn't have the money to
The reason why Mr. Grandgrind took in Sissy (Chapter 6)
Her father abandoned her
This is the character who prevented Mrs. Blackpool from drinking poison.
Rachael
The way Stephens house is described reveals this about him.
He is simple and makes the best out of what he has.
This is the number of years apart Louisa and Mr. Bounderby are (Chapter 15; Book 1, Chapter 2)
30 years
The reason Tom wants Loo to marry Bounderby.
Job security.
The reason Stephen was shunned by the other hands. (Book 2, Chapter 4)
He thought the union would cause more harm than good.
This is the town Bounderby and Louisa go on their honeymoon to
Lyons
The one condition Gradgrind has for taking in Sissy
She must cut off all contact with the circus people.
These are the three questions Louisa asks her father when he tells her that she is to marry Bounderby. (Book 1, Chapter 15)
Do you think I love Mr. Bounderby?
Do you ask me to love Mr. Bounderby?
Does Mr. Bounderby ask me to love him?
This is Bounderby's underlying reason for his and Louisa's honeymoon
"in order that Mr Bounderby might take the opportunity of seeing how the hands got on in those parts, and whether they, too, required to be fed with gold spoons" (pg 81).
Chapter 5 ends with...
Stephen getting fired
Explain the relationship between Tom and Harthouse. (Book 2, Chapter 3)
Examples: Harthouse put Tom in a, "highly free-amd-easy state of mind... more deposed than ever to admire his new friend" (pg 99).
Even though Sissy isn’t able to learn facts, Gradgrind tells her not to cry about it because she is: (Ch 14)
An affectionate, earnest, and good young woman.
Explain the juxtaposition between Stephen and Bounderby's characteristics and values.
Possible answers: Bounderby is full of wealth whereas Stephen is impoverish.
Bounderby puts himself on a high horse whereas Stephen is a man of "perfect integrity" (pg 48).
This is how you know that the narrator is being ironic when he describes Gradgrind as being 'eminently practical' (Chapter 3)
The narrator repeats himself multiple times
Explain the relationship between Bounderby and the hands. (Chapter 11)
Example: pg 57 "I see traces of the turtle soup, and venison, and gold spoon in this"
pg 112 "what do you people in a general way complain of?"
This is how Louisa feels about her father's parenting (Back up with a quote)
Example: pg 76 "You have been so careful of me, that I never had a child's heart..."
pg 75 "Father what other proposal can have been made to me, whom have I seen, where have I been, what are my hearts experiences..."
Based off descriptions Dickens uses to portray Harthouse what does this say about his character? (Book 2)
Examples: An agreeable demon, well dressed, easy going, he's bored.