How does the description of Tellson's Bank suggest Dickens' characteristic of over-writing?

He repeats the same ideas using different words.

His character acts as a comic relief to the serious social conditions.

It is old crusty, dusty, inefficient and stuck in time.

represents his fear of his wife's prayers.

How is Jerry Cruncher both comic and yet consistent with Dickens' attack on social conditions?

His character's acts are humous as well as similar to the serious situations in their community.

It is old, crusty, dusty, and inefficient and stuck in time.

He repeats the same ideas using different words.

His character represents his fear of his wife's prayers.

How is Dickens critical of both the Old Bailey and Bedlam?

He uses this story to point out the corruption and absence of justice in the British legal system.

They are both witnesses for the prosecution in the trial of Charles Darney.

Both connected with the real world

These characters represent the comic relief and the seriousness of the social condition in France.

What is the meaning of "quartering"?

A traitor was fastened to a wooden panel and drawn by a horse to place of execution where he was hung and chopped into four pieces.

What is suspicious about the Crown evidence?

The key witness is secretly married to the prosecuting attorney.

He smuggled tea and crumpets to the poor in France.

What is the relationship between the so-called Jackal and Lion?

The Lion is at the top of the food chain, and the Jackal is a scavenger taking scraps from other animals.

The Jackal is at the top of the food chain, and the Lion is a scavenger taking scraps from other animals.

The Lion is at the top of the food chain, and the Lion is a scavenger taking scraps from other animals.

The Jackal is at the top of the food chain, and the Jackal is a scavenger taking scraps from other animals.

Why is Miss Pross jealous of Darnay and Carton?

Miss Pross is jealous that hundreds of men are interested in Lucie.

Miss Pross is jealous that Darnay and Carton only are only interested in Lucie.

Miss Pross is jealous that Lucie is married, and she isn't.

Miss Pross is in love Carton, and he isn't in love with her.

What suggestion does Dickens implant in the reader's mind by the closing line of Chapter 4?

He shares an image of celebration.

A Tale of Two Cities Ch. 1-6

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In what year does the story begin?

1775

1780

1790

1785

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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2 mins • 1 pt

What are the two cities spoken of in the title of the novel?

Paris, London

Paris, Birmingham

London, Amsterdam

Paris, France

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What kind of figurative language is "recalled to life?"

Simile

Metaphor

Imagery

Personification

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How many years has it been since Jarvis Lorry has traveled to Paris?

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The novel opens with this line:

It was the best of times; it was the worst of times

A peasant is executed because he did not bow down to a procession of monks

The beginning of the American Revolution

It was for the best and the worst of times

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

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2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following does NOT occur in the first chapter of the novel?

A youth is executed for not bowing to a procession of monks

The highwaymen rob and murder people in England

A message is delivered to Mr. Lorry to meet a woman at Dover

The two countries are mentioned: France and England

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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2 mins • 1 pt

When Dickens writes that "Hunger stared down the street", he uses this literary device:

metaphor

personification

simile

imagery

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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A Tale of Two Cities Ch. 1-6

In what year does the story begin?

What are the two cities spoken of in the title of the novel?

What kind of figurative language is "recalled to life?"

How many years has it been since Jarvis Lorry has traveled to Paris?

The novel opens with this line:

Which of the following does NOT occur in the first chapter of the novel?

When Dickens writes that "Hunger stared down the street", he uses this literary device:

Jerry Cruncher is a porter for the Tellson Bank during the day, what is he at night?

What are the passengers in the coach scared of?

Where did Mr. Lorry go when the mail arrives in Dover?

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