A Tale of Two Cities

"Congratulatory" is the title of Book Two's Chapter 4. In it, who is referred to as "the golden thread that united him to a Past beyond his misery, and to a Present beyond his misery"?

• Lucie Manette

• Miss Pross

• Monsieur Defarge

• Charles Darnay

• Jarvis Lorry

What is this novel's opening line?

• It was the best and the worst of times.

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

• It was the worst of times, but better times lay ahead.

• It was the best of times for some; but for most, things only got worse. It just took some time.

Book Two, Chapter 3, is entitled "A Disappointment." Of the following, who was or were disappointed and for what?

• Dr. Manette, whose testimony at court showed that he missed the comforts of imprisonment.

• The country of France itself, as it lost sympathy for the American revolutionaries.

• The crowd gathering at Old Bailey, who came to see an execution.

• George Washington, who, back in the American colonies, was expecting support from England and the British Crown.

Who says, "I am a disappointed drudge, sir. I care for no man on earth, and no man on earth cares for me"?

• Sydney Carton

• Charles Darnay

• Lucie Manette

• Jerry Cruncher

• Jarvis Lorry

Lucie's father who has been imprisoned for 18 years in la Bastille is named __________________ .

• Dr. Manette

• Dr. Evermonde

• Dr. Lorry

• Dr. Gabelle

______________ had worked as a tax collector for the St. Evermonde family. Darnay returns to France to try to get him out of prison.

• Gabelle

• Gaspard

• Jacques

• Barsard

Who of the following men does NOT fall in love with Lucie Manette?

• Cruncher

• Stryver

• Darnay

• Carton

What is the theme of the following text? “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair…” (A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens)

• Life is full of paradoxes.

• Opposites attract.

• Seasons come and go.

• Inner strength is more important than outer strength.

What is the theme of the following text? “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair…” (A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens)

• Life is full of paradoxes.

• Opposites attract.

• Seasons come and go.

• Inner strength is more important than outer strength.

Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton are in love with _______ .

• Miss Pross

• Gabelle

• Lucie Manette

• Madame DeFarge