WorksheetsA Tale of Two Cities - Book 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
1. After Darnay's acquittal, why does Sydney Carton claim to dislike him?
Darnay is unattractive and mean-spirited.
Darnay abuses the love of Lucy Manette.
Darnay reminds him of how far he has fallen and everything he might have been.
Even though he has been acquitted, Darnay is a traitor.
2. To which animal does Dickens compare Sydney Carton?
A Jackal
A Lion
A Weasel
A Sloth
3. What image does Dickens frequently use to describe Lucie Manette?
An earth-bound angel
A golden thread
A tiger lily
A calm in a storm
4. What sound does Lucie often hear echoing off the street when she is in her home?
Footsteps
Brawling
The yells of a crowd at public executions
A choir singing
5. Which of the following characters is related to Marquis, whose carriage runs down a small child?
Doctor Manette
Sydney Carton
Charles Darnay
Miss Pross
6. Who does Miss Pross believe is the ideal suitor for Lucie Manette?
Sydney Carton
Charles Darnay
Her brother, Solomon
Stryver
7. What does Mr. Lorry try to Persuade Mr Stryver not to do?
Propose to Lucie Manette
Invest his money in Tellson's Bank
Drop Sydney Carton as a business Colleague
Visit Paris at a time of political turmoil
8. Who promises Lucie Manette that he would, if necessar, die for her?
Jarvis Lorry
Sydney Carton
Charles Darnay
Monsieur Defarge
9. What does Jerry Cruncher frequently go out to do at night?
Raid Tellson's Bank
Deliver message to prisoners in the Bastille
Dig up bodies in the cemetery
Meet with other revolutionaries to plan uprisings
10. Who informs the Defarges that Lucie Manette has married Charles Evermonde?
The mender of roads
Jarvis Lorry
Gaspard
John Barsad
11. On the night after Lucie and Charles Darnay are married, what does Dr Manette do?
He prepares to join them on their honeymoon
He reverts to his prison pastime of making shoes
He confesses to Miss Pross that he thinks Lucie has made a terrible mistake
He writes a letter to Defarge, asking him to spare Darnay's life
12. During the storming of Bastille, who decapitates the fortress's guard?
Madame Defarge
Defarge
John Barsad
An anonymous Jacques
13. What is the Duration of Dr Manette's psychological relapse after Lucie leaves for her honeymoon?
Nine days
Four days
A fortnight
A year and three months
14. Who had told the Defarge's about the execution of a man in the well?
John Barsad
Mender of roads
An anonymous Jacques
Gaspard
15. For whom Madame Defarge knitted an extra punishment in her death register?
Jarvis Lorry
Monsieur Evermonde
John Barsad
Charles Darnay
