ATOTC: Reading Check (p. 160-180)

Where has Mr. Lorry moved Lucie, Little Lucie, and Miss Pross?

• a secret floor inside Tellson's Bank
• rooms on a quiet street full of deserted homes
• La Force
• the wineshop's attic

Who comes to deliver letters to Mr. Lorry and Lucie?

• Jerry Cruncher
• Charles Darnay
• The Defarges
• Dr. Manette

What does the word "impassive" mean in the following statement: "Madame Defarge returned Lucie's look with a cold impassive stare"

• expressionless
• hateful
• shivering
• painful

For what reason does Monsieur Defarge claim that Madame Defarge must go to see Lucie?

• she has a gift to give
• she wants to reconnect with he long lost sister
• she is coming along for Lucie's safety
• she wants to interview her for the latest edition of the "Revolutionary Times"

What bitterness is the cause of Madame Defarge's vengeful nature?

• she was robbed at gun point more than five times as a child
• she was sent to boarding school instead of the school where her friends attended
• her parents were abusive and cruel when she was growing up
• her father was thrown in prison for many years and she grew up poor and hungry

Of whom is Lucie most afraid?

• Madame Defarge
• Monsieur Defarge
• Dr. Manette
• Jerry Cruncher

What does the word "carnage" mean?

• the building and selling of automobiles
• happiness
• poverty
• massive slaughter

For what reason does Dr. Manette feel, for the first time, that his suffering could actually have been a "source of power and strength" ?

• While moving heavy wine carts, his strength show no signs of weakness
• The Tribunal decides to spare Darnay's life from execution
• The revolutionaries are afraid of the tattoos he wears on his arms
• He is elected the head of the Triumverate

What are "felons" ?

• pick-ax-like weapons used by the revolutionaries
• red caps worn by the revolutionaries
• another common term for criminals
• the gowns that the judges of the Tribunal wear

Why is Charles captured and taken away again after having been set free?

• The Defarges and one other person have denounced him
• He foolishly tries to free all of the prisoners at La Force
• He is recognized by a mob, and they beat him and drag him away
• He was only allowed to be free for one month, after which he had to return to finish serving his time