Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
I. Book 1: Recalled to
Life
This section covers the first six ch. of Book 1 of A Tale of Two Cities. In these chapters, Dickens describes the era’s general public psyche and introduces many of our
main characters.
1.01 MATCHING (Chapters 1-6) - Each of the people in the following exercise was introduced in chapters 1-6 of Book 1. Match the letter of the name on the left with
its description on the right. Use each letter only once. An extra name is included.
_____ 1. a banker from Tellson’s Bank in London, England
_____ 2. a man with a clouded past who is “recalled to life”
_____ 3. the coachman of the Dover mail
_____ 4. young lady who journeys to Paris to reclaim her father
_____ 5. the spiky-haired messenger from Tellson’s Bank
_____ 6. Queen with a fair face
_____ 7. companion of a wine-shop keeper, fond of knitting
_____ 8. temporary caregiver of a shoemaker, A.K.A. Jacques1
_____ 9. Queen with a plain face
_____ 10. the guard of the Dover mail
_____ 11. uses wine to write “blood” on a wall in St. Antoine2
a. Mr. Jarvis Lorry
b. Miss Lucie Manette
c. Monsieur Manette
d. Monsieur Defarge
e. Madame Defarge
f. Miss Pross
g. Jerry
h. Queen of France
i. Gaspard
j. Joe
k. Tom
l. Queen of England
1.02 ORDERING (Chapters 1-6) - Below are some events that took place in the first few chapters. Order them.
1. _____ Miss Manette speaks to Monsieur Manette for the first time.
2. _____ Jerry delivers Mr. Lorry a message from Tellson’s Bank.
3. _____ Miss Manette learns the reason for her trip to Paris.
4. _____ Jerry ponders the phrase, “Recalled to life.”
5. _____ The Mayor of London’s robbery by a highwayman is described.
6. _____ A cask of red wine breaks in the streets of St. Antoine, a suburb of Paris.
7. _____ Madame Defarge leans against the door, knits, and sees nothing.
8. _____ The shoemaker is revealed to Mr. Lorry and Miss Manette.
9. _____ Monsieur Defarge speaks to three men called Jacques.
10. _____ Miss Manette faints and a large, red-headed, wild-looking woman assists her.
11. _____ “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”
12. _____ Mr. Lorry, Miss Manette, and Monsieur Manette leave Monsieur Defarge.
13. _____ Mr. Lorry has breakfast in Dover.4
1.03 DEFINITIONS (Chapters 1-6)
…Could you use it in a sentence? If you don’t know what the words mean, you won’t know what the story means, and trust me, Dickens doesn’t
skimp on challenging vocabulary. Define the words below and write out the sentence in which each is found. As a hint, the chapter from which
each word comes is placed in parentheses to the right of the word.
Example:
Illustrious
definition: celebrated; well-known; renowned
sentence: Next, the illustrious Elton John will sing “Can You Feel the Love
Tonight.”
1. epoch (1)
sentence:
definition:
definition:
6. genial (2)
sentence:
sentence:
definition:
11. constituted (3)
2. tumbrels (1)
sentence:
definition:
definition:
7. salutation (6)
sentence:
sentence:
definition:
12. inscrutable (3)
3. athiestical (1)
sentence:
definition:
definition:
8. steadfastly (6)
sentence:
sentence:
definition:
13. consignment (4)
4. potentate (1)
sentence:
definition:
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9. cask (5)
sentence:
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definition:
14. singular (4)
5. substratum (2)
sentence:
definition:
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10. vestige (5)
sentence:
1.04 CHOICES (Chapters 1-6)
Are you a good witch or a bad witch? Each of these statements about the first six chapters needs to be finished.
Circle the one that best completes the sentence. An example is provided.
Example Hoping to impress a date with your musical skills? Perform a (PIANO SONATA,
KAZOO SOLO)
.
1. The “Two Cities” in A Tale of Two Cities are London, England and (PARIS, FRANCE; BERLIN, GERMANY).
2. The year in which the story begins is (1783, 1775).
3. Mr. Lorry repeatedly tells Miss Manette that he is a “Man of (BUSINESS, THE WORLD)” to apologize for his demeanor whilst telling her of the fate of her father.
4. Jerry is (PLEASED, TROUBLED) by Mr. Lorry’s message of “Recalled to life.”
5. Miss Manette was born in (ENGLAND, FRANCE).
6. The passengers of the Dover Mail are (TRUSTING, SUSPICIOUS) of one another.
7. Mr. Lorry has a series of dreams while journeying to meet Miss Manette. In the dreams, he is “recalling to life,” someone who has been buried for (18, 8) years.
8. When she receives the news of her father, Miss Manette (LEAPS JOYOUSLY, FAINTS).
9. Mr. Lorry (HAS, HAS NOT) met Miss Manette prior to their discussion of Miss Manette’s father.
10. Monsieur Manette (KNITTED, CONSTRUCTED SHOES) while in prison.
11. Prior to meeting with Mr. Lorry, Miss Manette thought her father was (DEAD, IMPRISONED).
12. The story opens (BEFORE, AFTER) the American Revolutionary War.
13. In chapter one, Dickens describes Death in France as a (FARMER, ARISTOCRAT).
14. Dickens paints late 18th century England as generally (PEACEFUL, CRIME-RIDDEN).
15. Monsieur Defarge was once Monsieur Manette’s (SERVANT, LOCAL GROCER).
1.05 TRUE OR FALSE (Chapters 2-6)
“You can’t handle the truth!” Some of the statements below are true. Others are false. If it’s false, make it true. An example has been provided.
T F Example: Mariah Carey’s Glitter is absolutely the best-selling movie of all time. not
T F 1. Monsieur Defarge knew Monsieur Manette before his imprisonment.
T F 2. When the wine cask breaks on the ground in St. Antoine, the people in the streets refuse to drink any of the wine.
T F 3. When he is presented to Mr. Lorry and Miss Manette, Monsieur Manette eventually reveals that he possesses a few of Miss Manette’s golden hairs.
T F 4. Monsieur Manette was a shoemaker before he was imprisoned.
T F 5. Mr. Lorry originally met Monsieur Manette through Tellson’s Bank.
T F 6. The passengers of the Dover mail suspect that Jerry is a highwayman when he first approaches.
T F 7. Monsieur Defarge keeps Monsieur Manette locked up for fear that he’ll escape and attack other people.
T F 8. Madame Defarge knows nothing of Monsieur Manette and is oblivious to her husband’s role as caretaker.
T F 9. When Monsieur Defarge asks for Monsieur Manette’s name, Monsieur Manette replies, “One-Hundred and Five North Tower.”
T F 10. The wild woman who reprimands Mr. Lorry after his meeting with Miss Manette is Miss Manette’s caregiver.
1.06 INTERPRETATION (Chapters 1-6)
“I’m disinclined to acquiesce to your request”. . . Sometimes English from the Dickens era can sound like another language! Define what the statement from the book
actually means. Don’t worry – you’ll get the hang of it!
Example:
“Dearest pal, I’ve acquired a handheld electronic game instrument, and I’d like to extend an invitation
for your shared presence.”
Hey man, I just got a new Nintendo DSi. Want to come over?
1
“You’d be in a Blazing bad way, if recalling to life was to come into fashion, Jerry!”
2
“And if you’ve got holsters to that saddle o’ yourn, don’t let me see your hand go nigh ‘em. For I’m a devil at a quick mistake, and when I make one it takes the
form of Lead.”
3
“After that there gallop from Temple Bar, old lady, I won’t trust your fore-legs till I get you on the level.”
4
“I have a business charge to acquit myself of. In your reception of it, don’t heed me any more than if I was a speaking machine…”
5
“It is a young lady’s walking-shoe. It is in the present mode.”
6
“What o’clock do you make it, Joe?”
7
“Bust me if I don’t think he’d been a’drinking!”
8
“But I would hold a pretty wager, sir, that a House like Tellson and Company was flourishing, a matter of fifty, not to speak of fifteen years ago?”
9
“I pass my whole life, miss, in turning an immense pecuniary Mangle.”
10
“If it was ever intended that I should go across salt water, do you suppose Providence would have cast my lot in an island?”
1.07 FILL IN THE BLANK (Chapters 1-6)
I’ll take ____ for $800, Alex. Below is given a word bank and a series of statements about the characters in the book. Fill in each blank with the appropriate word from
the word bank. All words will be used once.
WORD BANK
beneficial
name
two
man
cough
revolution
Woodman
Death
common
France
young
harmful
three
eyebrows
Tellson’s
bank
voice
1. Mr. Lorry has worked for Tellson’s bank in England and in __________________.
2. Monsieur Defarge allows the men called Jacques to see Monsieur Manette because the sight will be ______________ to them.
3. Miss Manette was orphaned from the age of ___________________ years old and became a ward of _________________.
4. Madame Defarge entertained _________________ men called Jacques while Monsieur Defarge was away from the wine shop.
5. The other passengers on the Dover mail think that Mr. Lorry’s presence may prove to be_________________ to them.
6. When Mr. Lorry first meets Miss Manette’s large, wild-looking caregiver, he suspects that she is really a________________.
7. When he is first introduced to Miss Manette, Monsieur Manette doesn’t remember his _________, but he finds her ______ familiar.
8. In the first chapter, Dickens personifies Fate as a ___________________.
9. In chapter 5, Madame Defarge signals to her husband to look around the wine-shop with a__________ and a gesture of her __________________.
10. In the first chapter, the personification of Fate and _____________ as members of the__________ class alludes to the coming of the __________________ in
France.
11. Monsieur Manette realizes that he has not met Miss Manette because she is _________________.
1.08 CHARTING (Chapters 1-6)
And number 1 on the pop charts is… Because all of the action of the story takes place in England and France, all of the characters are, naturally, English, French, or a
complicated combination of the two. It can all get very confusing, so let’s do a charting exercise. Put a check next to the birth country of each character. If the
background of a character has not been fleshed-out in detail, assume that the country in which the character is introduced is the birth country.
England France Character
√ Example: John Lennon6
Mr. Jarvis Lorry
Monsieur Defarge
Monsieur Manette
Miss Manette
Madame Defarge
Jerry
Gaspard
Miss Manette’s female
caregiver7
Jacques 1-3
1.09 FALSE POSITIVE (Chapters 1-6)
I’m sorry… but I have good news - I just saved a ton of money by switching to Geico. Each of the following statements is false. Correct them to make them true. An
example is provided. Example Jerry Seinfeld was delighted when Kramer decided to take food from his fridge. Annoyed
1. Tom and Joe of the Dover mail welcome Jerry when he arrives to deliver his message to Mr. Lorry.
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2. The people of St. Antoine are a happy, wealthy people.
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3. Miss Manette traveled with her mother to England.
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4. At the end of chapter 6, Monsieur Manette, Miss Manette, and Mr. Lorry begin their journey to Paris.
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5. Mr. Jarvis Lorry slept easily on his way to Dover.
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1. Miss Manette is unaffected by Mr. Lorry’s news that her father lives.
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2. Mr. Lorry never loses his business-like composition as he delivers his message to Miss Manette in Dover.
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3. Dickens’ violent descriptions of the era apply to France only.
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4. On the way back to Tellson’s to deliver Mr. Lorry’s response, Jerry’s horse is completely calm.
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5. Miss Manette is a young woman of twenty-seven.
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1.10 WHO SAID IT? (Chapters 1-6)
I heard it from the horse’s mouth... Who said each of the statements below? For each quote, write the name of the speaker. The chapter from whence the statement
originated is in parentheses.
Example:
“Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here. This is the War Room!”
President Muffley8
1. “For I’m a devil at a quick mistake, and when I make one it takes the form of Lead. So now let’s look at you.” (2)
2. “We are quite a French House, as well as an English one.” (4)
3. “That’s a blazing strange message.” (2)
4. “Why do you write in the public streets? Is there – tell me though – is there no other place to write such words in?” (5)
5. “Bust me if I don’t think he’d been a drinking!” (3)
6. “It is the same. How can it be! When was it! How was it!” (6)
7. “Gracious Creator of day! To be buried alive for eighteen years!” (3)
8. “If it was ever intended that I should go across salt water, do you suppose Providence would have cast my lot in an island?” (4)
9. “I have done my best to prepare myself, and I naturally have a strong and eager interest to know what they are.” (4)
10. “If, when I hint to you of a Home there is before us, where I will be true to you with all my duty and with all my faithful service, I bring back the remembrance of a
Home long desolate, while your poor heart pined away, weep for it, weep for it!” (6)
11. “Long live the Devil. Let us go on.” (5)
12. “Feelings! I have not time for them, no chance for them.” (4)
1.12 (NOT SO) POP-CULTURE (Chapters 1-5)
I love the 90’s…Dickens loves to make pop-culture references. Unfortunately, times have changed since 1859, and a lot of his references are lost on the modern reader.
Match the Dickens reference with its historical information. Use each letter only once. An extra reference is included.
a. the Cock-lane ghost
b. Mrs. Southcott
c. Private in the Life Guards
later to be a hoax
d. “The Captain”
e. St. Giles
f. Temple Bar
g. mills that grind old people
into young
h. a farthing
i. spirits rapping9
j. Resurrection men
_____ 1. soldier in one of two horse-regiments
_____ 2. colloquial term for a highwayman
_____ 3. a supposed haunting on Cock Lane in London, proven
_____ 4. the gateway marking the Western border of London
_____ 5. belief that spirits could communicate via mediums
_____ 6. a popular British folk-tale
_____ 7. a prolific provider of false religious prophecies during the late 18th century
_____ 8. a poor neighborhood in London
_____ 9. British currency that was retired in 1956
II. Book 2: The Golden Thread
This section covers all twenty-four chapters of Book 2 of A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens uses this section both to highlight the beginnings of the Revolution and to fleshout the principal characters.
2.01 LISTING (Chapters 1-6)- Write your answers in the spaces provided.
1. List three pieces of information revealed during the trial that helped to acquit Charles Darnay.
a. ___________________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________________________________
2. List four people who regularly visit the Manette home after the trial.
a. ___________________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________________________________
d. ___________________________________________________________________________
3. List the two ways in which Miss Pross exaggerates or distorts the truth in chapter 6.
a. ___________________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________________
4. List the five elements of Charles Darnay’s death sentence had he been found guilty.
a. ___________________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________________________________
d. ___________________________________________________________________________
e. ___________________________________________________________________________
2.02 CHOICES (chapters 1-6) - It’s your choice! Choose the best answer for each sentence below.
Example Breakdancing is (DIFFICULT, EASY).
1. “Book the Second” begins in the year (1775, 1780).
2. Charles Darnay is accused of (THEFT, TREASON).
3. At the beginning of “Book the Second”, Doctor Manette and Lucie Manette have been back in England for (EIGHTEEN, FIVE) years.
4. During the day, Jerry Cruncher works at (BEDLAM, TELLSON’S BANK).
5. The chapter entitled “The Jackal” is in direct reference to the character (SYDNEY CARTON, CHARLES DARNAY).
6. Miss Pross is well-known for her (BEAUTY, EXAGGERATIONS).
7. When Chares Darnay is acquitted, the viewers are (THRILLED, ANGRY).
8. (JARVIS LORRY, CHARLES DARNAY) takes pride in being a staunch man of business.
9. Jerry Cruncher’s son’s name is (JERRY, PIP).
10. At the beginning of Chapter 2, Mr. Lorry sends Jerry Cruncher to (OLD BAILEY, TEMPLE BAR).
11. (JOHN BARSAD, JARVIS LORRY) testifies against Charles Darnay, and professes not to be a spy.
12. Miss Pross often calls Lucie Manette by the pet name of (LADYBIRD, PUMPKIN).
13. The wigged gentleman who stares at the ceiling during the trial, not much paying attention, is (C.J. STRYVER, SYDNEY CARTON).
14. Sydney Carton has a (EATING, DRINKING) problem.
15. Miss Pross’ brother Solomon is a (SAINT, SCOUNDREL).
16. (HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, A FEW PEOPLE) come to the Manette house on Sundays.
17. If a prisoner was condemned to hang, he would be hung at (TYBURN, WHITEFRIARS).
18. In literature, storms are often symbolic of (CHANGE, SADNESS).11
2.03 CHARTING (chapters 1-24)
Where’s Waldo?12… Just as you and I are familiar with a myriad of contemporary famous sites in famous cties, such as the Statue of Liberty or the Golden Gate
Bridge, Dickens’ characters and readers knew the famous sites of their London and Paris. All of the sites below are referenced in Book the Second: do you know which
site was in which city?
Paris London Site
√ Example: The Eiffel Tower
1.
2.
3.
4.
Whitefriars
Old Bailey
Tyburn
Bedlam
5.
6.
7.
8.
Bastille
The Tower
Palace of the Tuileries
Vauxhall Gardens
9.
Prison of the Abbaye
2.04 TRUE OR FALSE (chapters 1-6) - Truth or Dare... Some of the statements below are true. Others are false. If it’s false, write a new statement that makes it true.
An example has been provided. T F Example: Michael Jackson had a sterling reputation. Tarnished
T F 1. Tellson’s Bank by Temple Bar, where Jarvis Lorry works, is always clean and well-lit, the perfect example of well-run business.
T F 2. When Jerry enters the courtroom on behest of Mr. Lorry, the men inside are sure Charles Darnay will be found guilty of treason.
T F 3. When Charles Darnay is acquitted, the crowd watching the trial is pleased andjoyful.
T F 4. In general, Mr. Carton drinks too much alcohol.
T F 5. Since the return of Doctor Manette, Mr. Lorry has made it a habit to spendtime with the Doctor and Miss Manette on Sundays.
T F 6. Miss Pross’ brother Solomon is a heartless scoundrel.
T F 7. When Charles Darnay relates the story of the Tower inmate who hid a paperfrom his gaoler, Doctor Manette doesn’t even flinch or act as the story affects him at
all.
T F 8. The phrase “Recalled to Life” is used by Jerry to refer to Charles Darnay’sacquittal.
T F 9. Lucie Manette has hundreds of suitors.
T F 10. Mr. Stryver is likened to a “lion” while Mr. Carton is likened to a “jackal”.
2.05 FILL IN THE BLANK (chapters 1-24) - With even more characters introduced in “Book the Second,” it’s beginning to feel a little crowded ... zoo-like, one might
say. To clarify who’s who, fill in the appropriate names from the word bank into the sentences below. Each name will be used only once.
WORD BANK
Sydney Carton
Charles Darnay
Madame Therese Defarge
Marquis St. Evremonde
Dr. Alexandre Manette
Ernest Defarge
Miss Pross
Jarvis Lorry
The Vengeance
Jerry Cruncher
C. J. Stryver
Gabelle
Solomon
Pross
The Three Jacques
John Barsad
Lucie Manette
1. When the people storm the Bastille, Madame Defarge is accompanied by __________________.
2. Although he is Charles Darnay’s look-alike, _____________________ doesn’t resemble Charles in personality.
3. Mr. Lorry retains the services of __________________ because he is mindful of footpads when he needs to go home late at night.
4. _________________ is ashamed of his family’s decadence, and changes his last name to his mother’s surname in order to obscure his kinship with people like
Marquis St. Evremonde.
5. Miss Pross thinks that her brother, ____________________, is a good man even though he took all of her money and left her penniless.
6. _____________________ serve as representatives of a much larger group of people, and are often present in the Defarge wine shop.
7. Although he didn’t take Lucie under his wing after dropping her off in London, after Dr. Mannette returns, _________________ becomes a regular guest at the
Manette home.
8. After his carriage runs over and kills a peasant child, ____________________ is callous and cruel to the child’s father.
9. When he discovers the true identity of Charles Darnay, ____________________ returns briefly to his prisoner’s role of shoemaker.
10. _______________________ is kept in ignorance of the fact that her father had a relapse during her honeymoon.
11. John Barsad pretends to be a part of the underground revolution when he refers to the winekeeper by the name “Jacques”, but ___________________ does not fall
in to the trap.
12. _______________________ may be known best for her skill at knitting.
13. When Charles Darnay is on trial, ___________________ serves as his lawyer.
14. When discharging his duties as a spy in France, Solomon Pross uses the name __________________.
15. When Darnay gets a letter from______, a faithful and blameless servant of his family, Charles immediately heads to Paris to try to help him.
16. When ________________ tells Jarvis Lorry that Lucie has “hundreds” of suitors, Mr. Lorry knows her well enough to know she is exaggerating.
2.06 MATCHING (chapters 1-6)
After five years, who can remember? It’s been five years since the end of Book the First ... time to re-orient! Match the place or person with their description below. Be
careful – some of the items on the left are used more than once!
_____ 1. an insane asylum
_____ 2. has red hair
_____ 3. where Charles’ trial is held
_____ 4. takes care of her father
_____ 5. Jerry’s place of residence
_____ 6. always has “rusty” hands
_____ 7. is Charles Darnay’s doppelganger
_____ 8. enjoys drinking alcohol
_____ 9. is the consummate businessman
_____ 10. is referred to as “the lion”
_____ 11. is referred to as “the jackal”
_____ 12. is known for hyperbole
_____ 13. stood beside the Newgate Prison
_____ 14. has blonde hair
a. Whitefriars
b. Bedlam
c. Old Bailey
d. Miss Pross
e. Lucie Manette
f. Jerry Cruncher
g. Sydney Carton
h. Jarvis Lorry
i. C.J. Stryver
2.07 CAUSALITY (chapters 7-9)
All it takes is a spark... Just as a match can light a bonfire, single seemingly isolated events can have huge repercussions. Below are some events that took place in
chapters 7 through 9: order them chronologically using the letters a-l.
1. _____ A road-mender tells the Marquis that he saw someone riding under the carriage.
2. _____ Charles tells his uncle that he renounces his family, the family’s property, and France.
3. _____ The Marquis’ carriage runs over and kills a peasant child.
4. _____ Gaspard stabs the Marquis in the middle of the night.
5. _____ Marquis St. Evremonde leaves the Monseigneur’s reception angrily after feeling snubbed by the Monseigneur and other guests.
6. _____ Defarge comforts Gaspard.
7. _____ A grief-stricken woman begs the Marquis to allow her to mark her husband’s grave with his name so she can be buried next to him when she dies, but the
Marquis ignores her.
8. _____ The Marquis has supper with his nephew.
9. _____ In compensation for his loss, the Marquis coldly gives Gaspard a coin.14
10. _____ Marquis St. Evremonde goes to bed.
11. _____ As the Marquis drives away, someone throws a coin back into his carriage.
12. _____ The Marquis arrives at his chateau.
2.08 COMMONALITIES (chapters 1-24)
A MacGyver with words... Only have a paperclip, a rubber band and a few nose hairs? No problem! MacGyver can build a precision explosive. Each of the spaces
below has three words/elements: what can you make with them? Each of the three is linked in some way. Let’s see how much of a MacGyver you are with words!
Example:
mallet, tennis racket,wrench - Things that could be used to bash someone over the head.15
1.
sunset on Marquis’face, the storm in Chapter 6, wine soaking into the\ ground (Book 1)16
2.
Mr. Lorry, Mr. Carton, Mr. Stryver
3.
resurrection man, messenger, porter
4.
Louis XVI, the Monseigneur, the Marquis St. Evremonde
5.
Bastille, the Tower, Prison of the Abbaye
2.09 VOCABULARY (chapters 1-8)
To be or not to be17... It’s said that Shakespeare had a vocabulary of over 29,000 words, which doesn’t sound really impressive until it’s noted that most of us have a
vocabulary of around 4,000 words. I’m intimidated! In the spaces below, write the definition of the word and a short sentence using the word effectively. In the
parentheses next to each word is the chapter in which the word is found.
Example: auspicious
definition: affording a favorable or prophetic sign
Sentence: Harry Potter’s unexpected arrival on the cusp of battle was auspicious.
1. incommodious (1)
definition:
sentence:
2. insensate (1)
definition:
sentence:
3. consequent (1)
definition:
sentence:
4. pernicious (3)
definition:
sentence:
5. immolate (3)
definition:
sentence:
6. infamous (4)
definition:
sentence:
7. impediment (4)
definition:
sentence:
8. dexterously19 (5)
definition:
sentence:
9. compunction (6)
definition:
2.10 FALSE POSITIVE (chapters 7-9)
NOT!20 Each of the following statements is false. Correct them to make them true. An example is provided.
Example: Frodo Baggins hated his uncle’s fantastical stories.
was enthralled by
1. Monseigneur needs to have four men attend as he drinks his coffee every morning.
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2. Farmer-Generals are, usually, very poor.
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3. The Marquis St. Evremonde is compassionate when he accidentally kills the peasant child in the street.
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4. When the Marquis St. Evremonde gives Defarge a coin, Defarge is elated.
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5. The Marquis St. Evremonde is traveling from the country to Paris.
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6. The sunset gives the Marquis St. Evremonde’s face a purple glow.
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7. A wine seller tells the Marquis St. Evremonde that someone was under the Marquis’ carriage.
sentence:
10. proposition (6)
definition:
sentence:
11. cataleptic (7)
definition:
sentence:
12. flambeau (8)
definition:
sentence:
13. propitiate (8)
definition:
sentence:
______________________________________________________________________________
8. The Marquis St. Evremonde is expecting to have dinner with his son.
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9. Charles Darnay loves the family to which he was born.
______________________________________________________________________________
10. The Marquis St. Evremonde is killed with a baseball bat.21
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2.11 INTERPRETATION (chapters 3-9)
Take it in context... What does each excerpt mean in context? The chapter number is in parentheses next to the quote. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Example:
“He had suddenly started up, with his hand to his head.” (6)
When Charles Darnay tells the story of the unknown prisoner who wrote something and hid it away, Doctor Manette is strongly affected even though he claims it is
merely the result of the first raindrops of a storm.22
1.
“Buzzing from the blue-flies.” (3)
2.
“At length the jackal had got together a compact repast for the lion, and proceeded to offer it to him.” (5)
3.
“Monseigneur was in his inner room, his sanctuary of sanctuaries, the Holiest of Holiests to the crowd of worshipers...” (7)
4.
“The leprosy of unreality disfigured every human creature in attendance...” (7)
5.
“A blush on the countenance of Monsieur the Marquis was no impeachment of his high breeding; it was not from within...” (8)
6.
“...it was a poor figure in wood, done by some inexperienced rustic carver, but he had studied the figure from the life...” (8)
7.
“Surely, not so the ringing of the great bell...” (9)
2.12 EITHER/OR (chapters 7-9)
It’s a Menagerie... A menagerie of choices, that is! Circle word or words that make the statement correct.
Example: Metallica’s music is (FOR OLD PEOPLE, CUTTING-EDGE).23
1. If Monseigneur were to have had only (TWO, THREE) chocolate attendants instead of four, he might have died.
2. In the village, a young woman asks the Marquis St. Evremonde for permission to put (A MARKER, FLOWERS) at her husband’s grave.
3. Charles Darnay is in France to visit (AN OLD FRIEND, HIS UNCLE).
4. (MEN OF THE HIGHEST BREEDING, PEASANTS) would wear “little pendant trinkets.”
5. The note “Drive him fast to his tomb” is wrapped around a (GORGON, KNIFE).
6. The Marquis St. Evremonde blames the (FATHER, DRIVER) for the death of the child.
7. The Marquis St. Evremonde believes that (REPRESSION, EMPATHY) is the way to keep the underclass where they are.
8. On his way home, when the Marquis St. Evremonde hits a (CHILD, DOG) with his carriage and kills it, he is most concerned with his own (HEALTH, HORSES).
9. The Marquis St. Evremonde refers to the peasants as (DOGS, DRAGONS).
10. When asked what the man looked like under the carriage, the road mender says he was (COVERED IN BLOOD, WHITE WITH DUST).
11. Mythologically, the Gorgon was (MEDUSA, HERCULES).
12. After Charles Darnay tells his uncle that he knows a Doctor and his daughter who also emigrated to London, the Marquis looks (ANGRY, SECRETIVE).
13. Gabelle is the village’s (PRIEST, POSTMASTER).
14. While speaking with his uncle, Charles Darnay denounces his (COUNTRY, RELIGION).
2.13 CHARTING (chapters 1-24)
Watch out for those funhouse mirrors! Dickens routinely references both myth and history – but which is
which? Mark below which references myth and which history. An example is provided.
Myth History Reference
√ Example: Xena, Warrior Princess25
1.
2.
3.
Dervishes
Foulon
Bacchae
4.
5.
6.
Lexington and Concord
Sardanapalus
Gorgon
7.
8.
9.
Barmecide
Convolutionists
Izaak Walton
2.14 EXAMPLES (chapters 1-24)
Give me a Vowel! Or rather, give me an example. For each of the characters below, write at least one example of something that indicates their character or role in the
novel. Example: rotund; swears a lot; hates Kyle
1. Doctor Manette
2. Lucie Manette
3. Miss Pross
4. Charles Darnay
5. Sydney Carton
6. Ernest Defarge
7. Madame Defarge
8. the Marquis
9. Jarvis Lorry
10. C.J. Stryver
11. Jerry Cruncher
12. Solomon Pross/John Barsad
2.15 MATCHING (chapters 10-14)
Match the items in the left column to the correct description in the right column. Some items on the left will be used more than once, some not at all!
_____ 1. the number of years that pass between chapters 9 and 10
_____ 2. wants to be just like his father
_____ 3. confesses his love of Lucie to Dr. Manette
_____ 4. the neighborhood in which the Manettes live
_____ 5. knows he is unworthy of loving Lucie
_____ 6. intends to marry Lucie, but doesn’t
_____ 7. the “Fellow of Delicacy”
_____ 8. the “Fellow of No Delicacy”
_____ 9. the “Honest Tradesman”
_____ 10. visits Jarvis Lorry at the bank
_____ 11. follows Jerry Cruncher in the middle of the night
_____ 12. marries Charles Darnay
_____ 13. is “emissary” for C.J. Stryver
_____ 14. Charles Darnay’s occupation
a. C.J. Stryver
b. Doctor Manette
c. Ten
d. Young Jerry
e. Lucie Manette
f. Doctor
g. Whitefriars
h. Sydney Carton
i. Soho
j. Tutor
k. Jerry Cruncher
l. Jarvis Lorry
m. Charles Darnay
n. Miss Pross
2.16 TRUE/FALSE (chapters 10-14)
Are you lyin’ to me? Some of the statements below are true ... some are not! For the statements that are bald-faced lies, fix the sentence so it accurately reflects the
events of the story.
T F Example: Joss Whedon lacks intelligence. is a genius
T F 1. Jerry Cruncher digs up corpses to sell to museums.
T F 2. Lucie Manette encourages Sydney Carton to be a better man.
T F 3. Jerry Cruncher is always gentle and kind toward his wife.
T F 4. Charles Darnay tells Doctor Manette that he loves the doctor’s dog.
T F 5. Sydney Carton knows he is a far from perfect man.
T F 6. C.J. Stryver feels he is doing Lucie a great honor by wanting to marry her.
T F 7. Doctor Manette wants Charles Darnay to tell him his real name right away.
T F 8. As Robert Cly’s coffin is carried to the cemetery, people in the street yell “Treason”.
T F 9. Sydney Carton confesses his feelings to Lucie in the month of August.
T F 10. Lucie is elated when she finds her father working at his shoemaker’s bench.
2.17 ORDERING (chapters 10-14)
It’s a not-quite Domino Effect... In these chapters, there isn’t strict causality, although there is a unity of themes and events. So what happens first? What happens next?
In the spaces below, order the events chronologically using the letters a-o.
_____ 1. Darnay wants to tell Dr. Manette his real name, but the Doctor says to wait until the wedding day.
_____ 2. C.J. Stryver tells Sydney Carton that he intends to marry.
_____ 3. Mr. Lorry goes to the Manette house on behalf of C.J. Stryver.
_____ 4. Charles Darnay approaches Dr. Manette and confesses that he is in love with Lucie.
_____ 5. With her words, Lucie Manette inspires Sydney to possibly become a better man in the future.
_____ 6. The funeral of Roger Cly.
_____ 7. C.J. Stryver stops into Tellson’s bank to talk to Jarvis Lorry.
_____ 8. Young Jerry watches his father dig up a coffin in the middle of the night.
_____ 9. Lucie hears her father making shoes in his room.
_____ 10. Sydney Carton confesses his love to Lucie Manette.
_____ 11. Young Jerry tells his father that he wants to be a Resurrection Man when grows up.
_____ 12. C.J. Stryver tells Mr. Lorry he intends to marry Lucie Manette.
_____ 13. Jarvis Lorry convinces C.J. Stryver not to formally ask for Lucie’s hand in marriage.
_____ 14. C.J. Stryver tells Carton that Carton should get married.
_____ 15. Dr. Manette’s brief stint of shoemaking passes.
2.18 FILL IN THE BLANK (chapters 10-14)
Even the simplest of things.... Dickens uses a lot of long words, but even the simplest monosyllabic and
bisyllabic words can change meanings dramatically. Each of the phrases below is missing at least one word: use
the word bank to create the correct meaning.
WORD BANK
sought
coffin
mutton
giddiness
sleeps
honor
death
empty
obey
alone
no
summer
fishing
vanities
morning
danger
1. Young Jerry imagines that a _________________ is chasing him.
2. Charles Darnay will tell Doctor Manette his identity on his marriage _______________.
3. Charles Darnay has _____________ reason to think Lucie might love him in return.
4. Lucie comes home to find her father’s chair _______________.
5. Sydney Carton tells Lucie that he would embrace ______________ for her.
6. Charles Darnay confesses his love of Lucie to Doctor Manette in the _____________.
7. Jerry Cruncher expects his wife to ______________ and ______________.
8. C.J. Stryver says that one cannot control the mincing _______________ and _____________ of empty-headed girls.
9. Jerry Cruncher tells his son he is going _____________.
10. Charles Darney asks Doctor Manette if Lucie is ____________ by any other suitors.
11. One of the observers exclaims that Roger Cly is dead as _____________.
12. After he stops working with his shoemaking tools, Doctor Manette ____________ heavily.
13. When Sydney stops by, he finds Lucie Manette ____________.
14. Charles Darnay has loved Lucie from the hour of his _____________.
2.19 FALSE POSITIVE (chapters 15-16)
What’s wrong with this picture? There’s something wrong with each of these sentences! Figure out what it is and edit each to make a correct statement.
Example: The Decemberists are from Seattle, WA. Portland, OR
1. Gaspard was in hiding for eighteen years before he was found and hanged for killing the Marquis.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. When John Barsad comes into the wine shop, he repeatedly calls Defarge “Joe”.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. People in the wine shop would start drinking as early as eleven o’clock in the morning.
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Madame Defarge tells the road mender that she makes socks.
___________________________________________________________________________
5. Madame Defarge finds out about Charles Darnay from the road mender
___________________________________________________________________________
6. The road mender tells Defarge what happened to Gabelle.
___________________________________________________________________________
7. John Barsad is an upstanding citizen.
___________________________________________________________________________
8. The road mender heckles the King and Queen.
___________________________________________________________________________
9. Defarge doesn’t allow anyone into garret other than the road mender.
___________________________________________________________________________
10. Defarge and his wife take John Barsad to Versailles.
___________________________________________________________________________
Pick a spot, any spot... Choose the word or phrase that correctly completes the statement as shown in the example below.
Example: Many people’s lives were destroyed when the housing (DAM, BUBBLE) burst.
1. The mood that accompanied the early morning drinking in the wine shop was one of (BROODING, TRIUMPH).
2. Defarge gave the King a (SCOLDING, PETITION).
3. Madame Defarge asserts that (KNITTING, VENGEANCE) takes a long time.
4. The road mender tells his story (STOICALLY, WITH VIGOR).
5. Defarge is (TELLING THE TRUTH, LYING) when he says he met the road mender by accident.
6. The road mender has a (RED, BLUE) cap.
7. At the wine shop, John Barsad drinks (COGNAC, WHISKEY)
8. When he sees Gaspard in the iron cage, the road mender is eating (EGGS, BREAD).
9. The road mender recognizes Gaspard because of his (TALL FIGURE, BRIGHTLY-COLORED HAIR).
10. Gaspard’s arms are (HELD, TIED) tightly.
11. The road mender is (THIRTY, THIRTY-FIVE), even though he looks (SIXTY, FORTY).
12. (SIX, EIGHT) solders accompany Gaspard.
13. Gaspard stays in the cage for several (MONTHS, DAYS).
14. The day John Barsad enters the wine shop, Madame Defarge has a (ROSE, GLASS OF WINE) next to her.
15. The information about Lucie Manette’s wedding has (AN INVISIBLE, A PALPABLE) effect on Defarge.
16. Defarge’s wine shop is in the (SAINT ANTOINE, SOHO) district.
2.21 VOCABULARY (chapters 10-16)
What’s that supposed to mean, huh? Define and then make your own sentence showing you understand the meaning of the word. The originating chapter is in
parentheses next to the word.
Example: flabbergasted
definition: stunned; shocked
sentence: I was flabbergasted to find out Aunt Sally had been wild in her younger years.
1. fervor (10)
definition:
sentence:
definition:
sentence:
10. supercilious (15)
sentence:
6. abnegate (12)
definition:
2. exertion (10)
definition:
sentence:
definition:
sentence:
11. disconcerting (15)
sentence:
7. profligate (13)
definition:
3. concoct (11)
definition:
sentence:
definition:
sentence:
12. catechist (16)
sentence:
8. impel (13)
definition:
4. ostentatious (11)
definition:
sentence:
definition:
sentence:
13. glutinous (16)
sentence:
9. ingenuity (14)
definition:
5. remonstrance (12)
definition:
sentence:
2.22 CHARTING (chapters 15-16)
And the next contestant is... The road mender is pivotal in chapter 15, as is John Barsad in chapter 16. Do you remember which one has which traits and takes which
actions?
√ Example: is French
road
mender
John
Barsad
Action
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
is a spy
acts out his stories
cheers the King and Queen
has information about Charles Darnay
clutches his cap constantly
drinks cognac
tries to get a reaction from Defarge
is unnerved by Madame Defarge’s constant knitting
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
has dark hair and dark complexion
is about forty years old
is thirty-five
tells the Jacques about what happened to Gaspard
looks like he’s sixty
pretends to be a Jacques
tries to get Madame Defarge to say something
incriminating
2.23 MATCHING (chapters 15-16)
And the next blind date is... Don’t leave them single! Match each item on the left with its destiny/fate on the
right. Not everything in the left column will be used -- and some will be used more than once...
_____ 1. the name Madame Defarge knits after the spy leaves the wine shop
_____ 2. tried to kill Louis the Fifteenth
_____ 3. Defarge says, “Long live the ________”
_____ 4. where the road mender cheers the King and Queen
_____ 5. the animal to which Madame Defarge likens the King and Queen
_____ 6. has a “generally handsome visage”
_____ 7. the name Madame Defarge knits when the spy enters the wine shop
_____ 8. the item next to Madame Gaspard before the spy enters the wine shop
_____ 9. Gaspard’s final punishment for the murder of the Marquis
_____ 10. the name that finally gets a reaction from Defarge
_____ 11. person who risked his life to petition the King
_____ 12. is Jacques Four
_____ 13. the item used to signal the Jacques not to speak freely in the wine shop
_____ 14. where Defarge leads the road mender to tell his story of
a. John Barsad
b. dogs
c. Lucie Manette
d. a rose
e. Charles Darnay
f. a piece of string
g. hanging
h. Robert Damiens
i. wine shop
j. Devil
k. Bastille
l. garret
m. Versailles
n. Defarge
o. birds
p. quartering
q. Doctor Manette
r. King
Gaspard
2.24 WHO SAID THAT? (chapters 14-15)
Rumors, rumors... But who really said it? For each of the quotes on the left, identify who said it on the right.
The chapter from which the quote was drawn is in parentheses.
Example: “Cowabunga, dude!” Bart Simpson
1. “You should have said, short as a dwarf.” (15)
2. “You have seen both birds and dolls to-day.” (15)
3. “Business is very bad; the people are so poor.” (16)
4. “Stranger things than that will happen...” (16)
5. “It is bad weather, gentlemen.” (15)
6. “Magnificent!” (15)
7. “...I dare not call to him; he regards me like a dead man.” (15)
8. “A great woman, a strong woman, a grand woman, a frightfully grand woman!” (16)
9. “Know that a petition was presented to the King and Queen.” (15)
2.25 COMMONALITIES (chapters 15-16)
It’s all connected... What do all of the things on the left have in common?
Example:
wooden stake, holy
water, witty puns
Items a vampire slayer should have with her.28
King, Queen, roadmender
quartering, hot wax
and oil, hand burned off
hammering, digging,
laughing, singing
blue cap, aged more
than his years, should
have been an actor
John Barsad, Charles
Darnay, the entire
Evremonde family
thin face, aquiline nose,
indentation toward left cheek
rum, brandy, aniseed
great, strong, grand
2.26 ORDERING (chapters 15-20)
A butterfly flaps its wings in the Amazon.. Which causes a storm in Pacific Northwest, which causes a large fir tree to fall, which causes a tsunami off the coast of
Greenland. As with this silly example, things happen in an order: in what order do the events below happen? Order the events chronologically using the letters a-r.
_____ 1. John Barsad comes into the wine shop.
_____ 2. The road mender and Defarge meet with the three Jacques.
_____ 3. Doctor Manette tells Lucie a little bit about his time of suffering in the Bastille.
_____ 4. Lucie Manette marries Charles Darnay.
_____ 5. Defarge and his wife take the road mender to Versailles.
_____ 6. When Mr. Lorry sees Doctor Manette and Charles Darnay exit the doctor’s room, Manette’s face is pale as death.
_____ 7. Miss Pross and Jarvis Lorry remove all of Doctor Manette’s shoemaking equipment from the house.
_____ 8. Doctor Manette begins making shoes again.
_____ 9. Defarge enters the wine shop with the road mender.
_____ 10. Lucie Manette asks Charles to give Sydney Carton more consideration.
_____ 11. Jarvis Lorry asks Doctor Manette for advice regarding his “friend” who once had a period of deep suffering and has recently had a mental relapse into the
world of that suffering.
_____ 12. John Barsad tells Defarge that Lucie Manette is marrying Charles Darnay.
_____ 13. Doctor Manette stops making shoes, and comes to himself.
_____ 14. Sydney Carton presents himself to the newly-wed couple, and tries to make peace with Charles Darnay.
_____ 15. Charles Darnay and Lucie Manette go on their honeymoon.
_____ 16. The road mender acts out and tells the four Jacques everything he saw with regards to Gaspard.
_____ 17. Doctor Manette leaves to join Lucie and Charles, who are on the tail end of their honeymoon.
_____ 18. Madame Defarge knits Charles Darnay’s name into her register.
2.27 EITHER/OR (chapters 17-20)
It’s the candy store dilemma: what to choose? Should I go for the chocolate or the gummy worms?29 In each of the sentences below, choose which word or phrase
makes the statement true. An example is provided.
Example: One of the most common candies at Christmas is the (CHOCOLATE EGG, CANDYCANE).
1. Lucie and her father sit together under (A PLANE-TREE, AN UMBRELLA) the night before she is to be married.
2. Doctor Manette returns to making shoes for (A WEEK, NINE DAYS).
3. Lucie says that, if marrying Charles had necessitated (STAYING WITH, SEPARATION FROM) her father, she wouldn’t marry.
4. Doctor Manette tells Lucie that there was a time during his imprisonment that his (DESIRE FOR VENGEANCE, APATHY) was unbearable.
5. The only guest for the marriage of Charles Darnay and Lucie Manette was (SYDNEY CARTON, JARVIS LORRY).
6. Charles Darnay utters the line, “God bless her for her sweet compassion,” in reference to (LUCIE MANETTE, MISS PROSS).
7. Tired after many days of standing watch, (JARVIS LORRY, MISS PROSS) falls asleep and wakes on the tenth morning to find the Doctor his old self.
8. Miss Pross tells Mr. Lorry that he was a (BACHELOR, SCOUNDREL) from the cradle.
9. Doctor Manette is going to join Lucie and Charles after a (FORTNIGHT, MONTH).
10. Jarvis Lorry (DOES, DOES NOT) tell Lucie Manette about her father’s relapse into shoemaking.
11. Doctor Manette agrees that the shoemaking implements should be removed only (BECAUSE HE FEARS A RELAPSE, FOR HIS DAUGHTER’S SAKE).
12. When Sydney Carton stops by to offer his congratulations to the newlywed couple, he (IS, IS NOT) improved in habits, looks, and/or manner.
29 Or perhaps both. After all, life is uncertain: eat dessert first! – Hannah
2.28 INTERPRETATION (chapters 15-20)
It’s so confusing! For each of the quotes below (the originating chapter is in parentheses), put the quote in context. An example is provided.
Example: “Darkness encompassed them. Another darkness was closing in as surely...” (16)
Madame Defarge and the other women sit knitting as the sun sets. This line is both foreshadow and metaphor, as it indicates the darkness that will be the Reign of
Terror, and, as such, the darkness that will be present in the remainder of the novel – to include the moments of women sitting and knitting as the guillotine cuts off
heads.
1
“To be registered, as doomed to destruction...”30 (15)
2
“She laid down her knitting, and began to pin her rose in her head-dress...” (16)
3
“...his fingers ever wandered over and over those fine nerves...as if he hungered for something – that was neither food or drink...” (15)
4
“Judiciously show a dog his natural prey, if you wish him to bring it down one day.”31 (15)
5
“Curious to see how heedless flies are!” (16)
2.29 MATCHING (chapters 17-20)
Don’t play with matches.... Or, in this case, DO play with matches! Match the item on the left with the correct statement on the right. But watch out -- not all of the
items on the left will be used!
_____ 1. When discussing the relapse with Doctor Manette, Mr. Lorry pretends he is talking about a _____________.
_____ 2. After the relapse, Mr. Lorry and Miss Pross pretend that _________ has happened.
_____ 3. The type of work Mr. Lorry says his “friend” does.
_____ 4. Sydney Carton wants to be __________ with Charles Darnay.
_____ 5. One of the items Mr. Lorry brings to dismantle the shoemaker’s bench.
_____ 6. Helps Mr. Lorry dismantle the shoemaker’s bench.
_____ 7. Sydney Carton wants permission to come and go as a ___________ person at the Manette home.
_____ 8. A way in which Sydney Carton refers to himself.
_____ 9. What Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay do right before Sydney departs.
_____ 10. One of the things that Lucie Manette thinks Sydney Carton deserves more of.
_____ 11. Something Lucie Manette thinks Sydney Carton is capable of.
_____ 12. While disposing of the shoemaker’s tools, Miss Pross holds the light as if she is assisting at a ___________.
a. friends
b. friend
c. murder
d. shake hands
e. Sydney Carton
f. magnanimous things
g. nothing
h. chopper
i. stupidity
j. privileged
k. blacksmithing
l. Miss Pross
m. dissolute dog
n. respect
o. horseracing
2.30 FILL IN THE BLANK (chapters 15-20)
This one, you can’t make this one up... Choose words from the word bank to make true statements in the sentences below. But watch out – not all of the words in the
word bank will be used!
WORD BANK
tongue
destiny
boy
man
shadow
dolls
three
thrill
poisoned
crying
secret
higher
better
four
hope
darkening
1. Madame Defarge says that, what the _______________ is, the man is.
2. Defarge hopes that _________________ will keep Charles Darnay in England.
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3. When John Barsad enters the wine shop, he throws a _______________ on Madame Defarge.
4. When the road mender cheers the King and Queen, Defarge calls him a good ______________.
5. Madame Defarge refers to the aristocracy as well-dressed _______________.
6. The body of Gaspard ______________ the water.
7. When her father starts to tell Lucie of his suffering in the Bastille on the eve of her wedding night,
she feels a strange _____________.
8. The night before her wedding, there were ____________ people at the Manette table for dinner.
9. Jarvis Lorry and Miss Pross both accuse the other of ______________ the morning of the wedding.
10. As the days passed and Doctor Manette continued to work at making shoes, Jarvis Lorry felt hope
________________.
11. Jarvis Lorry keeps Doctor Manette’s condition a ______________ from Lucie.
12. After his recovery, Doctor Manette says that there is _____________ for the future, despite the
relapse of Mr. Lorry’s “friend.”
13. Sydney Carton says that he knows he is incapable of all the ______________ and
_______________ flights of men.
2.31 FALSE POSITIVE (chapters 17-20)
It’s like the reverse of that one Jim Carey movie...32 Only this time he can only tell lies! All of the statements below are false: change the correct word or phrase in
order to make the statement true, as illustrated in the example below. Example: The domestic housecat is known for being needy independent
1. Sydney Carton wants to be bitter enemies with the Manette family.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. Miss Pross and Jarvis Lorry bury the shoemaker’s bench.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. Jarvis Lorry and Miss Pross smash the shoemaking tools.
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Lucie Manette reserves one last week to spend with her father alone before she is married.
___________________________________________________________________________
5. Doctor Manette’s relapse into being a blacksmith lasts nine days.
___________________________________________________________________________
6. When Doctor Manette relapses, Mr. Lorry and Miss Pross split the night into four shifts.
___________________________________________________________________________
7. After he sees the “old scared lost look” on Doctor Manette’s face, Mr. Lorry gets delayed at the
wine shop for two hours.
___________________________________________________________________________
8. Before she is married, Doctor Manette tells Lucie about his time in the Tower.
___________________________________________________________________________
9. When Sydney Carton comes over, Charles Darnay acknowledges the mean thing the other man did
for him.
___________________________________________________________________________
2.32 WHO SAID IT? (chapters 17-20) A grand game of “telephone”... These statements aren’t muddled from going through too many ears, but who knows who the
originator was? Write the name of the speaker in the space to the left of each quote. Example: “Stuff happens.”33 Dick Cheney
1. “...how could my happiness be perfect, while yours was incomplete?” (17)
2. “This is an occasion that makes a man speculate on all he has lost.” (18)
3. “I am anxious to have your opinion, in confidence on a very curious case in which I am deeply interested...” (19)
4. “Have I nothing more important to remember, in the great service you rendered me that day?” (20)
5. “Does his daughter know of the relapse?” (19)
6. “I was not half so good, but in my love that was I.” (17)
7. “I would ask you to believe that he has a heart he very, very seldom reveals, and that there are deep wounds in it.” (20)
8. “He doesn’t know me, and is making shoes!” (18)
9. “I have by no means forgotten it, and a light answer does not help me to forget it.” (20)
10. “It stood before my disturbed sense of sight, but it never moved.” (17)
2.33 CHARTING (chapters 15-16, 22)
Ahoy matey! Even in this modern era, sailors still use charts to make their way on the high seas. Use your charting skills below, and chose the correct character to
match the action, as shown in the example.
Madame Defarge
Ernest Defarge
Action
√ Example: modeled after Theroigne de Mericourt
gave a petition to the King
does not have a delicate “olfactory sense”
stops keeping a rose nearby after the storming of Bastille
serves John Barsad congac
reacts visibly to news of Lucie Manette’s marriage
accompanied by Vengeance
works like a “manful soldier” knits
searches for a specific room in the Bastille
says “Stranger thing than that will happen...”34
brings the road mender to the wine shop
carries a cruel knife that is “long ready”
folds Foulon in a deadly embrace
treats Foulon as cat to mouse
2.34 ORDERING (chapters 21-24)
‘Ten-hut, soldier! Your orders, which are top secret and could involve snipers,35 are to put the events below in order using the letters a-o.
_____ 1. Defarge looks inside the cell of One Hundred and Five, North Tower.
_____ 2. Sydney Carton becomes a close friend of the Darnay/Manette family, particularly Little Lucie.
_____ 3. The Evremonde chateau is set aflame.
_____ 4. It is discovered that Foulon is not actually dead.
_____ 5. Three years pass.
_____ 6. Little Lucie is born.
_____ 7. Mr. Lorry announces he must travel to France.
_____ 8. Madame Defarge cuts off the head of the governor.
_____ 9. The revolutionaries track down Foulon’s son-in-law and kill him.
_____ 10. Charles Darnay travels to France alone.
_____ 11. Mr. Lorry reports to the family that there is an “uneasiness in Paris.”
_____ 12. Charles Darnay gets a letter from Gabelle.
_____ 13. Gabelle hides on his roof.
_____ 14. The revolutionaries, led by Madame Defarge, kill Foulon.
_____ 15. The storming of the Bastille.
2.35 TRUE OR FALSE (chapters 21-22)
I’m telling the truth – I swear! Well, in this case I’m not – many of the statements below are “little white lies.” Find each one and rewrite the statement to reflect fact,
as shown in the example below.
T F Example: If you go backpacking, make sure you bring a laptop computer. emergency supplies
T F 1. Charles and Lucie had a son who died young.
T F 2. The thing that winds around the Manette/Darnay household is “rough twine”
T F 3. Sydney Carton becomes a dear friend of the family.
T F 4. Mr. Stryver would often tell people, including his wife, that he never wanted to marry Lucie Manette.
T F 5. Ernest Defarge sits at the edges of the cauldron that is the young revolution.
T F 6. Women do not take part in the storming of the Bastille.
T F 7. The revolutionaries, including Defarge, wear blue caps.
T F 8. Everyone in the wine shop is thrilled to hear that Foulon is really alive.
T F 9. Foulon once said that the starving people should eat grass.
T F 10. The Vengeance is the wife of a grocer.
2.36 MATCHING (chapters 21-24)
If A = B, and B = C, what color does C represent? Luckily for all of us,37 this isn’t rocket science – it’s another matching exercise! Match the item on the left with the
statement on the right. Remember, not everything on the left has a match, and some items may be used more than once.
_____ 1. signals a request for parlay
_____ 2. number of hours before Bastille lowers the drawbridge
_____ 3. condition in which Charles Darnay leaves for France
_____ 4. was put in Foulon’s mouth
_____ 5. the “custodian of the drum”
_____ 6. where Gabelle waits out the night
_____ 7. what Charles Darnay receives from Gabelle
_____ 8. where Mr. Lorry must travel on bank business
_____ 9. Doctor Manette has asked Charles to keep the Evremonde name a
_______.
_____ 10. what Foulon’s head was placed on
_____ 11. is disparaging of the current Marquis St. Evremonde
_____ 12. a way in which the mass of revolutionaries is described
_____ 13. is one of those who sets fire to the chateau
_____ 14. how Charles Darnay plans to tell his wife about his trip
a. Charles Darnay
b. the sea
c. the Vengeance
d. Mr. Stryver
e. Paris
f. white flag
g. grass
h. four
i. pike
j. rooftop
k. road mender
l. eighteen
m. letter
n. alone
o. secret to Paris.
2.37 CHOICES (chapters 21-24)
Choices, choices... Choose the word or phrase that makes each statement correct.
Example: Brittany Spears is best known for her (LYRICAL VOICE, SEDUCTIVE DANCING).
1. Little Lucie (HATES, LOVES) Sydney Carton.
2. (ONE WEEK, ONE DAY) passes between the storming of the Bastille and the killing of Foulon.
3. Foulon (WAS, WAS NOT) a French aristocrat who existed in real life.
4. The Bastille had (SIX, EIGHT) towers.
5. Madame Defarge cuts off the governor’s (HEAD, HAND) with a knife she keeps at the ready.
6. Dickens (CLOSELY, LOOSELY) follows the work of Carlyle in his telling of the revolution’s events.
7. The letter Gabelle sends to Charles Darnay is in the keeping of (TELLSON’S BANK, DOCTOR MANETTE).
8. In the final chapter of Book the Second, Paris is referred to as the (STEAMING CESSPOOL, LOADSTONE ROCK).
9. In his letter, Gabelle begs for (HELP, FOOD).
10. Doctor Manette offers to play (BACKGAMMON, CHESS) with Jarvis Lorry.
11. After the storming of the Bastille, (SEVENTY, SEVEN) prisoners were released.
12. Foulon said that the peasants should eat (GRASS, HOPE).
13. (EMIGRANTS, TELLSON’S BANK) often had the latest news on the revolution in France.
14. The revolutionaries borrow (CANDLES, PITCHFORKS) from Gabelle.
15. The road mender was once (SUBMISSIVE, AUTHORITATIVE) but is now (SUBMISSIVE, AUTHORITATIVE).
16. Foulon’s son-in-law was escorted to Paris by (500, 50) cavalry.
2.38 VOCABULARY (chapters 21-24)
Finding your inner poet... The world’s best poets and writers know an extraordinary amount of words.
Dickens was certainly no exception! Use this exercise to brush up on your own vocabulary! For each of the words below, find the definition and then write a sentence
that shows the meaning of the word. The originating chapter is in parentheses next to the word.
Example:
conflate
definition: to join or merge two or more things into a unified whole.
sentence: I conflate all politicians, regardless of political party.
1. impassive (21)
sentence:
definition:
definition:
5. clamorous (21)
sentence:
sentence:
definition:
9. contagion (23)
2. encompass (21)
sentence:
definition:
definition:
6. execration (22)
sentence:
sentence:
definition:
10. scarcity (24)
3. tumult (21)
sentence:
definition:
definition:
7. vehement (22)
sentence:
sentence:
definition:
11. remittance (24)
4. turbulent (21)
sentence:
definition:
definition:
8. squalid (22)
sentence:
2.39 WHO SAID IT? (chapters 21-24)
Oh, no she didn’t! Who said what? Write the originator of the quote to the left of each statement. The chapter number is in parentheses next to each.
Example: “Out, damn’d spot!” Lady MacBeth
1. “That has a bad look.” (21)
2. “Why, I am a boy, sir, to half a dozen old codgers here!” (24)
3. “At last it is come, my dear.” (22)
4. “We can kill as well as the men when the place is taken.” (21)
5. “Let me finish my pipe and I shall sleep like a child.” (23)
6. “I wish I were going myself.” (24)
7. “In the name of all the Angels or the Devils – whichever you prefer – work!” (21)
8. “If this fellow is a gentleman, I don’t understand him. You may tell him so, with my compliments.” (24)
9. “Simply, ‘that he has received the letter, and will come.’”(24)
10. “That was well done. Let him eat it now!” (22)
2.40 TIMELINE (chapters 1-24)
Want a second date?39 Well, this is your chance! Choose the correct DATES for the Book the First and SECOND.40 The events are in the correct order – all you need
to do is write the year each event happened.
_________ 1. Lucie and Mr. Lorry bring Doctor Manette to London.
_________ 2. Charles Darnay is tried and acquitted of treason in London.
_________ 3. The Marquis St. Evremonde is assassinated
_________ 4. Both Charles Darnay and C.J. Stryver express hopes of marrying Lucie.
_________ 5. Charles Darnay and Lucie marry.
_________ 6. Doctor Manette works manically as a shoemaker for nine days before recovering.
_________ 7. Little Lucie is born.
_________ 8. The storming of the Bastille.
_________ 9. The revolutionaries burn down the Evremonde chateau.
_________ 10. Charles Darnay returns to France after getting a letter from Gabelle.
III. Book 3: The Track
of a Storm
This section covers the fourteen chapters of Book 3 of A Tale of Two Cities. In these chapters, Dickens brings all of his characters and plot lines together into a final
and stunning conclusion.
3.01 MATCHING (chapters 1-3)
And the darkness begins... After two full books of foreshadowing blood and darkness, Charles Darnay and the Manette family begin to experience the fullness of the
Reign of Terror. To get warmed up for the brutality and heartache, match the items on the left with the correct descriptor on the left. And try to stay cheerful!
_____ 1. Charles Darnay’s age
_____ 2. where Doctor Manette first approaches the revolutionaries
a. Doctor Manette
_____ 3. the most violent quarter of Paris
b. Jerry Cruncher
_____ 4. where Charles Darnay is informed of the new decree regarding
c. Jarvis Lorry
emigrants
d. forty-five
_____ 5. visits Lucie in order to identify her
e. the Vengeance
_____ 6. accompanies Madame Defarge almost everywhere
f. St. Antoine
_____ 7. to whom Lucie begs help, for the sake of her child
g. in secret
_____ 8. where Charles Darnay is confined in Paris
h. Beauvais
_____ 9. who Jarvis Lorry leaves to guard Lucie and her daughter
i. thirty-seven
_____ 10. bestows a “British cough” on Madame Defarge
j. La Force
_____ 11. has “streaming white hair”
k. grindstone
_____ 12. Charles Darnay’s prisoner status
l. Madame Defarge
_____ 13. whirls and sputters all night, with only two interruptions
m. Miss Pross
_____ 14. forty-five to fifty years old, with dark curling hair
n. Ernest Defarge
o. Lucie Manette
3.02 FALSE POSITIVE (chapters 1-3)
Deception doesn’t pay off in the end... Which is what the Foulon certainly learned! In the section below, each of the statements is a deception – your task is to correct
each to make it a true statement.
Example In Dollhouse, Echo doesn’t know she is a cat. doll
1. When Charles Darnay gives his receipt to the gaoler41 at La Force, the gaoler laughs gleefully.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. The revolutionary motto is “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, and Life.”
___________________________________________________________________________
3. Charles Darnay has an escort of four men for much of his journey to Paris.
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Charles Darnay is referred to as “a welcome guest” by the official who meets his escort in Paris.
___________________________________________________________________________
5. Upon his arrival in Paris, Charles Darnay is taken to see Madame Defarge.
___________________________________________________________________________
6. When first standing with his fellow prisoners, Charles Darnay feels he stands in the company of friends.
___________________________________________________________________________
7. Tellson’s bank is in the Saint Antoine quarter of Paris.
___________________________________________________________________________
8. When Lucie kisses the “knitting hand,” it is warm and friendly.
___________________________________________________________________________
9. Defarge is pleased to find that Charles Darnay has made his way to Paris.
___________________________________________________________________________
10. Madame Defarge’s rose is likened to “the finger of Fate.”
___________________________________________________________________________
11. The length and width of Charles Darnay’s cell is “six paces by three and a half.”
___________________________________________________________________________
12. Jarvis Lorry is pleased when Lucie and her father arrive unexpectedly in Paris.
___________________________________________________________________________
3.03 FILL IN THE BLANK (chapters 1-3)
My mind is completely blank...! In this section, use the word bank to fill in the blanks.
WORD BANK
Courage
Moves
murdering
eyebrows
emigrant
paper
assisted
pen
letter
troubles
shadow
identify
ink
comforts
messenger
blind
1. Madame Defarge comes to visit Lucie and Little Lucie in order to __________________ them.
2. Madame Defarge and the Vengeance throw a(n) ___________________ on Little Lucie.
3. Even though he ________________ Lucie, the manner of Madame Defarge _________________
Jarvis Lorry greatly.
4. Doctor Manette is able to send a(n) ________________ with a(n) _________________ to Lucie
after he is gone all night.
5. The view of the grindstone is hidden from Lucie’s sight by only a(n) _________________.
6. Jarvis Lorry tells Lucie that her father is ___________________ by the people.
7. Charles Darnay wishes to buy _______________, _________________ and _______________,
but is not permitted to.
8. As he is escorted to La Force, Charles Darnay hears an excited _________________, and finds out
that the king is in prison and all foreign ambassadors have left Paris.
9. Charles Darnay is labeled as a(n) ____________________.
10. Charles Darnay is given a(n) __________________ to Paris.
11. The workers on the grindstone wear false ____________________ and ___________________.
12. Jarvis Lorry tells Doctor Manette that the people are __________________ the prisoners.
escort
moustaches
lodging
orator
13. Jarvis Lorry _________________ the Manette family to different _________________ because he
is a man of business.
14. In his letter, Charles Darnay tells Lucie to take _________________.
3.04 WHO SAID IT? (chapters 1-3)
A friend of my brother’s girlfriend’s college roommate said... In the section below, identify the speaker for each of the quotes. The originating chapter for each excerpt
is in parentheses. Example: “Gee, Brain, what are we going to do tonight?” Pinky42
1. “A shadow indeed! No substance in it...” (3)
2. “My friend, I have a charmed life in this city...” (2)
3. “He is a traitor since the decree. His life is forfeit to the people. His cursed life is not his own!” (1)
4. “We have seen nothing else.” (3)
5. “You will see. But, what then? Other people have been similarly buried in worse prisons, before now.” (1)
6. “I do not understand the meaning of the term, but I have
heard them say so.” (1)
7. “Well, I am sure, Boldface! I hope you are pretty well! (3)
8. “What the Devil! How many more of them!” (1)
9. “Has been here some days – three or four – I don’t know
how many – I can’t collect my thoughts.” (2)
10. “Everyone says it is but one of several, and that there will be
others – if there are not already – banishing all emigrants,
and condemning all to death who return.”
3.05 ORDERING/CAUSALITY (chapters 1-5)
Because, because, because... Charles has traveled to France and, as a result, puts not only himself but his
entire family in danger. Put the events of chapters 1-5 below in order using the letters a-l.
_____ 1. Charles Darnay is placed in his cell in La Force.
_____ 2. Doctor Manette speaks to the crowd near the grindstone.
_____ 3. Madame Defarge meets Lucie and Little Lucie.
_____ 4. Charles Darnay is forced to accept an escort to Paris.
_____ 5. Doctor Manette sends Defarge with a note to his Lucie, saying that Charles is safe.
_____ 6. Charles Darnay is moved to Conciergerie.
_____ 7. Doctor Manette returns after being gone for four days.
_____ 8. Charles Darnay is no longer confined alone, but with a mix of other prisoners.
_____ 9. Doctor Manette and Lucie arrive in Paris.
_____ 10. Jarvis Lorry moves the Manette family to new lodging.
_____ 11. The king is tried and beheaded.43
_____ 12. Charles Darnay meets with Ernest Defarge, who refuses to help him.
3.06 EITHER/OR (chapters 4-5)
Six of one, half-dozen of the other... Though not in this case! For the statements below, choose the correct
word or phrase to make the sentence true.
Example Printer ink is the (LEAST, MOST) expensive liquid in the world.44
1. After speaking to the crowd at the (GRINDSTONE, GUILLOTINE), Doctor Manette doesn’treturn home for (TWO, FOUR) days.
2. Only after she returned to England did Lucie discover that over (1100, 12,000) prisoners had beenexecuted.
3. In his striving to help Charles, Doctor Manette discovers (STRENGTH, WEAKNESS) in hissuffering.
4. Above Notre Dame, a (FRENCH, BLACK) flag waved night and day.
5. The figure of La Guillotine superceded that of (THE CROSS, POVERTY) in Paris.
6. Marie Antoinette languished in prison for (SIX, EIGHT) months after her husband’s death beforeshe, too, was executed.
7. The Doctor worked for one year and (THREE, SIX) months to gain liberty for Charles during theterrors.
8. There is a specific spot that Lucie stands every day, rain or shine, for (ONE HOUR, TWOHOURS), so that Charles might be able to see her.
9. The road mender is now a (WOOD-SAWYER, WINE SELLER).
10. The proscribed address when meeting someone on the street is now (FRIEND, CITIZEN).
11. The wood-sawyer calls his saw (LA GUILLOTINE, LITTLE LUCIE).
12. The old residence of Monseigneur is (BLIGHTED, BRIGHTLY LIT).
13. Lucie often brings (MISS PROSS, LITTLE LUCIE) to the corner where Charles might see them.
14. Lucie is (FRIGHTENED, PLEASED) when she sees the Carmagnole.
3.07 TRUE OR FALSE (chapters 4-5)
Don’t grow a nose like Pinocchio.... Although, if I keep writing all of these lies, I’ll have a nose a long as abranch! Can you find which of the statements below are
false? For the items that are nothing but lies, re-writethe statement so it is true, as shown in the example.
T F Example: Captain Picard has a full head of hair. is bald45
T F 1. The wood-sawyer has a kind heart toward Lucie.
T F 2. Little Lucie’s education continues in Paris unaffected by her father’simprisonment.
T F 3. On occasion, Charles might be able to see Lucie from a lower window of theprison.
T F 4. Even after more than a year of her husband being imprisoned, Lucie’sappearance does not alter greatly.
T F 5. The law of the Suspected was what gave the Terror legitimacy and force.
T F 6. Jarvis Lorry is the character to which the title of chapter 4, “Calm in Storm,”refers.
T F 7. Marie Antoinette’s hair turns grey while she is in prison.
T F 8. Doctor Manette has sway over the crowds because he was a prisoner inBastille.
T F 9. Lucie, with the trauma of her husband’s imprisonment, is stunned into idledespair.
T F 10. Lucie regularly gives the wood-sawyer money.
3.08 DEFINITIONS (chapters 1-7)
Building vocabulary, one brick (or word) at a time... Write the definition of each word and a short sentencethat shows proper word usage in the blanks, as shown in the
example below.Example: quagmire46
definition: a soft marshy area; an awkward, complicated or difficult situation
sentence: I found myself in a quagmire after lying to my boss.
1. cessation (4)
definition:
sentence:
2. sagacious (4)
definition:
sentence:
3. loathsome (5)
definition:
sentence:
4. melancholy (3)
definition:
sentence:
5. consumption (7)
definition:
sentence:
6. avocation (5)
definition:
sentence:
7. impoverished (1)
definition:
sentence:
8. egress (1)
definition:
sentence:
9. coquette (2)
definition:
sentence:
10. countenance (2)
definition:
sentence:
11. corroborate (6)
definition:
sentence:
12. fickleness (6)
definition:
sentence:
13. substantive (7)
definition:
sentence:
3.09 CHARTING (chapters 4-7)
The not-quite holy trinity... These three characters play pivotal roles in these chapters: which one does what? Check the appropriate column for each action, as shown
in the example.
Charles Darnay
Lucie Manette/Darnay
Doctor Manette
action/aspect
√ Example: an icon of Victorian womanhood
1. stands every day in front of the wood-sawyer shop
8. this person calls Gabelle as a witness at the first trial
2. has to pay for food while in prison
9. is carried home on a great chair
3. greatest suffering is now his greatest strength
10. hears someone at the door when the staircase is empty
4. indispensable in hospitals and prisons
11. it would be dangerous for this person to leave France
5. wears plain dark clothing
12. too quickly after the first trial.
6. accused of being an emigrant
13. is accused by St. Antoine
7. this person’s popularity turns the tide at first trial
3.10 MATCHING (chapters 6-7)
Curses, foiled again! In these chapters, first Madame Defarge’s hope for revenge against the Evremonde family
is foiled, then the Manette family is foiled. Match the correct item on the left with each description on the left.
Don’t forget – some things on the left may be used many times, some not at all.
_____ 1. sits front row knitting at Darnay’s trial
_____ 2. one of the most prevalent headdresses in audience of trial
_____ 3. bound to the back of the procession chair
_____ 4. consists of five judges, a public prosecutor, and a jury
_____ 5. what Doctor Manette thinks of himself as
_____ 6. where Charles Darnay is kept the night before his trial
_____ 7. what the family doesn’t have, in order to avoid spies
_____ 8. Miss Pross’ nickname for Lucie
_____ 9. the protagonist of the story Doctor Manette tells Little Lucie
_____ 10. the list of names called for trial at La Force
_____ 11. where Darnay spends the night after he is released
_____ 12. person who accompanies Miss Pross in her shopping
_____ 13. at first, the only accuser named when Charles is rearrested
_____ 14. what the Judges wear
a. Tribunal
b. Evening Paper
c. Conciergerie
d. Madame Defarge
e. feathered hat
f. tricoloured cockade
g. pike
h. savior
i. Jerry Cruncher
j. servant
k. Ladybird
l. Fairy
m. Saint Antoine
n. home
3.11 FILL IN THE BLANK (chapters 6-7)
Filling in the cracks in the dam... Use the word bank to fill in the blanks of each statement. For this exercise,each word in the word bank will be used only once.
WORD BANK
Looked
twenty
condemned
money
red
three
fifteen
all
stone
joke
letter
unanimous
third
head
saved
basket
1. “Come out and listen to the Evening Paper...” was a common gaoler ______________.
2. Although the gaoler called out twenty-three names, only _______________ people responded.
3. Charles Darnay noticed that neither Monsieur nor Madame Defarge ________________ towardshim.
4. Because he is an emigrant, Darnay’s ________________ is demanded.
5. Before Charles’ name was called, _________________ prisoners from his group were tried, and
__________________ were __________________.
6. Before Gabelle is called, Gabelle’s ________________ is produced and read.
7. Gabelle had only been out of jail for _________________ days at the time of Charles Darnay’strial.
8. Jarvis Lorry was the ________________ witness on Charles Darnay’s behalf.
9. The verdict at Charles Darnay’s first trial was ________________.
10. __________________ is the “Republican colour.”
11. When Charles comes home, Doctor Manette says, “I have ______________ him.”
12. When Miss Pross and Jerry Cruncher go shopping, Jerry carries the _______________ and Miss Pross carries the ________________.
13. When the four men come to re-arrest Charles Darnay, Doctor Manette is turned to “_______________.”
3.12 ORDERING/CAUSALITY (chapters 6-9)
Order in the court! In these chapters there is not one, but TWO trials – both for the same man! Put the
events from chapters 6-9 in order using the letters a-s.
_____ 1. Doctor Manette is a witness at Charles’ first trial.
_____ 2. The people put Darnay on a chair and carry him home.
_____ 3. Charles Darnay is re-arrested.
_____ 4. Charles Darnay’s first trial begins.
_____ 5. Sydney Carton shows himself in Paris for the first time.
_____ 6. Mr. Lorry and Jerry Cruncher discuss the fact that Jerry was a Resurrection man.
_____ 7. Sydney Carton buys packets at an apothecary.
_____ 8. Gabelle confirms the reasons for Darnay’s presence in France.
_____ 9. Charles Darnay’s second trial begins.
_____ 10. Mr. Lorry is told that Darnay has been arrested again.
_____ 11. Sydney Carton tells Jarvis Lorry of his plan.
_____ 12. Miss Pross recognizes her brother Solomon and calls out to him.
_____ 13. Jerry Cruncher recognizes Solomon as John Barsad.
_____ 14. It is revealed that one of the accusers at Charles Darnay’s second trial is Doctor Manette.
_____ 15. Jerry Cruncher catches Solomon in a lie: Roger Cly wasn’t buried.
_____ 16. Defarge witnesses against Darnay, and reveals that he took a paper written by Doctor Manette from the Bastille, One Hundred and Five, North Tower.
_____ 17. Sydney Carton successfully blackmails Solomon into giving him access to Darnay’s cell.
_____ 18. Darnay is freed with a unanimous vote.
_____ 19. Miss Pross and Jerry Cruncher go shopping.
3.13 FALSE POSITIVE (chapters 8-9)
Are you positive? For each of the false statements below, change what is needed to be positive the statement correct.
Example: The 2009 Pulizer Prize for Drama went to Edward Albee. Lynn Nottage.
1. Miss Pross recognizes a man entering the candle shop as her brother, Solomon.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. Jarvis Lorry is unsurprised that Doctor Manette was unable to stop Darnay’s re-arrest.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. Sydney Carton tells Jarvis Lorry that he has unlimited access to Darnay’s cell.
___________________________________________________________________________
4. When Miss Pross sees Solomon, she reacts calmly.
___________________________________________________________________________
5. Sydney Carton asks Jarvis Lorry to tell Lucie of his access to Darnay.
___________________________________________________________________________
6. When Sydney Carton first shows himself in Paris, his first word of dialogue is “Citizen.”
___________________________________________________________________________
7. Jarvis Lorry is fifty-seven years old.
___________________________________________________________________________
8. The wood-sawyer comments that Sydney Carton speaks French like an Englishman.
___________________________________________________________________________
9. Ernest Defarge tells of finding a letter that condemns Darnay in the wine shop.
___________________________________________________________________________
10. When Jarvis Lorry hears that Darnay has been re-arrested, he is unfazed.
___________________________________________________________________________
3.14 CHOICES (chapters 8-9)
Don’t just stand there – pick something!47 Actually, you can take your time ... when you get around to it, choose the word or phrase that properly completes the
sentence. Example Van Gogh cut off his own (HAND, EAR).
1. Sydney Carton’s first attempt to blackmail (SOLOMON, JARVIS LORRY) is unsuccessful, until Jerry Cruncher points out that Roger Cly is (DEAD, ALIVE).
2. Solomon wonders if Jerry Cruncher thinks him a (FOOL, GHOST) when they first meet.
3. Even after he took all of her money, Miss Pross (LOVES, HATES) her brother.
4. Sydney Carton tells Jarvis Lorry that this is a (WILD, DESPERATE) time.
5. While sitting with Mr. Lorry before his private conversation with Solomon, Sydney Carton drinks (TWO, FIVE) glasses of brandy.
6. Jerry Cruncher says he would choke Solomon for half a (SHILLING, GUINEA).
7. The word “Sheep” in reference to Solomon means (SPY, SHYNESS).
8. Jarvis Lorry is (PLEASED, HORRIFIED) to discover Jerry Cruncher’s illegal profession.
9. Solomon admits to being a (TURNKEY, GAOLER) at the Conciergerie.
10. Sydney Carton wants to do something (GOOD, BAD) to be remembered by.
11. Sydney Carton says he has (NOBLE, VAGABOND) and restless habits.
12. The wood-sawyer says Samson and his men complain of being (EXHAUSTED, BORED).
13. While Sydney Carton wanders the city, he sees that many people go to the (BARS, THEATRE).
14. On the jury for Darnay’s second trial is (JACQUES THREE, GASPARD).
3.15 WHO SAID IT? (chapters 6-9)
All the world’s a stage... And all of us merely speaking dialogue, just like the characters of A Tale of Two Cities! Below, write the name of the character who speaks the
originating quote. The appropriate chapter numbers are in parentheses next to the selection.
Example: “May you sleep well, and dream of large women.”
1. “Take off his head! An enemy to the Republic!” (6)
2. “I thought...that I heard strange feet upon the stairs.” (7)
3. “If you expect me to be surprised, I am not surprised; I knew you were here; I know of most people who are here.” (8)
4. [He} “...had the makings in him of one of the best and greatest of men in his native country, an official among foreigners, and such foreigners!” (8)
5. “No man’s life here is worth purchase. Any one carried home by the people to-day, may be condemned to-morrow.” (8)
6. “I tell you that you buried paving-stones and earth in that there coffin.” (8)
7. “My mind misgives me much... that you have had an unlawful occupation of an infamous description. If you have, don’t expect me to befriend you when you get
back to England.” (9)
8. “And which it is to be took into account that if it wos, it wouldn’t, even then, be all o’ one side. There’d be two sides to it.” (9)
9. “...as I draw closer and closer to the end, I travel in the circle, nearer and nearer to the beginning.” (9)
10. “As to what is dearer to you than life, nothing can be so dear to a good citizen as the Republic.” (9)
11. “In the hole in the chimney, where a stone has been worked out and replaced, I find a written paper.” (9)
3.16 MATCHING (chapters 8-9)
And the players are set, the pieces in place... Match the description on the right with the correct character on the left. As often happens, some characters will be used
many times, and some not at all.
_____ 1. found a written letter in the Bastille
_____ 2. wrote a letter and hid it while in the Bastille
_____ 3. doesn’t want to see Lucie, or have him spoken of to her
_____ 4. is a Sheep
_____ 5. won’t allow his business to be used as a cover for illegalactivities
_____ 6. is a turnkey
_____ 7. speaks somewhat reluctantly at the trial, because hiswife wills it
_____ 8. spends a second night in the Conciergerie
_____ 9. sometimes has an overly-forgiving heart
_____ 10. claims that Roger Cly is dead
_____ 11. claims that Roger Cly is not dead
_____ 12. left England to “duck death”
_____ 13. speaks fluent French even though he’s an Englishman
_____ 14. doesn’t want to die knowing he has done nothing good with his life.
a. Lucie Manette
b. Miss Pross
c. Solomon Pross
d. Doctor Manette
e. Ernest Defarge
f. Sydney Carton
g. Jarvis Lorry
h. Charles Darnay
i. Jerry Cruncher
3.17 TRUE OR FALSE (chapter 10)
Become a human lie detector... Find which statements are true, and which are false. For the false statements,
re-write the sentence so that it is true, as shown in the example below.
T F The fairy tale “Donkeyskin” is a version of the Sleeping Beauty story. Cinderella
T F 1. Only sections of Doctor Manette’s prison letter are read aloud.
T F 2. Doctor Manette was taken in a carriage to an estate to care for a raving peasant woman.
T F 3. The two men looked so much alike that they must be twin brothers.
T F 4. The boy had been stabbed and was likely to live.
T F 5. The Madame St. Evremonde was just as evil as her husband.
T F 6. The peasant woman raves different things at different times.
T F 7. The twin aristocratic brothers look at the peasants as if they are pets or cattle, not fellow humans.
T F 8. The boy refuses to tell his family name.
T F 9. Doctor Manette sees Charles from afar when Charles is only a small boy.
T F 10. Doctor Manette had high hopes of his letter to authorities being taken seriously.
T F 11. In prison, Doctor Manette writes his letter in one long stretch.
T F 12. In his prison letter, Doctor Manette denounces the entire Evremonde line.
3.18 FILL IN THE BLANK (chapters 11-12)
It’s time to ful-FILL your duties.50 In each of the sentences below, use a word from the word bank to make the statement true.
WORD BANK
good
certificate
lie
denounce
pretends
console
kiss
pride
embrace
two
signaling
bench
firmly
help
1. Before Charles Darnay is taken away the final time, Lucie is permitted to _______________ him.
2. Watching Darnay being taken away, the only thing Doctor Manette can do is ________________with anguish.
3. As Sydney Carton helps Lucie to her feet, he has a flush of ______________.
4. Little Lucie expects that Sydney Carton will _____________ her mother and father.
5. While Lucie is unconscious, Sydney Carton steals a _____________.
6. Sydney Carton arranges to meet with Jarvis Lorry and Doctor Manette at __________ o’clock thatnight.
7. Sydney Carton thinks that having Doctor Manette attempt to use his contacts to help Darnay will_______________ Lucie in the long run.
8. At the wine shop, Sydney ____________ not to speak French well.
9. Madame Defarge thinks that Sydney Carton looks a ______________ deal like Charles Darnay.
10. Madame Defarge is _____________ set in her decision to ______________ Lucie and DoctorManette.
11. When Doctor Manette returns, he is looking for his _______________.
12. The wood-sawyer is going to _______________ and testify that Lucie was ____________ herhusband while he was in La Force.
13. Sydney Carton gives Mr. Lorry his ______________ allowing him to depart the city.
14. Sydney Carton arranges to meet Mr. Lorry and the family at _______________ o’clock the nextday.
3.19 VOCABULARY (chapters 8-14)
The pen is mightier than the sword... Many of those on the painful end of the Reign of Terror might not
agree, however! Find the definitions of each of the words below, and write a sentence that demonstrates the
word’s meaning. The originating chapters are in parenthesis.
Example:
acquiesce
definition: to agree or comply passively
sentence: Even though I hate football, I acquiesced to my brother’s desire to watch the game on TV.
1. gregarious (8)
definition:
definition:
sentence:
sentence:
5. interpose (12)
2. traverse (10)
definition:
definition:
sentence:
sentence:
6. obtrude (13)
3. latent (10)
definition:
definition:
sentence:
sentence:
7. ominous (14)
4. antipathy (11)
definition:
sentence:
8. epicure (14)
definition:
sentence:
9. inveterate (14)
definition:
sentence:
10. rapacious (5)
definition:
sentence:
nine
shriek
3.20 FALSE POSITIVE (chapters 10-12)
Don’t play it false... Each of the statements below is false. Correct each one to make it true, as shown in the example below.
Example Madonna’s music first became popular in the 1990’s. 1980’s.
1. When the reading of Doctor Manette’s letter is finished, a gentle murmur is heard from the crowd.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. The vote at Charles Darnay’s second trial is split.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. Sydney Carton steals a gentle kiss from an unconscious Lucie in the carriage.
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Due to a fight in the streets, none of Doctor Manette’s contacts are immediately accessible.
___________________________________________________________________________
5. Sydney Carton decides it is unwise to show his face in the wine shop.
___________________________________________________________________________
6. After dinner, Sydney Carton falls into a drunken stupor.
___________________________________________________________________________
7. Ernest Defarge believes that the kindness should stop somewhere.
___________________________________________________________________________
8. Doctor Manette doesn’t come back until after 5am.
___________________________________________________________________________
9. Sydney Carton is horrified to find the certificates in Doctor Manette’s coat.
___________________________________________________________________________
10. Jarvis Lorry says he will follow Sydney Carton’s instructions with hesitancy.
___________________________________________________________________________
11. As Sydney Carton leaves the Manette home, he breathes a soft curse.
___________________________________________________________________________
12. Madame Defarge is not connected to the story in Doctor Manette’s prison letter.
___________________________________________________________________________
3.21 ORDERING/CAUSALITY (chapters 10-15)
And all of the strings are tied together... All of the story threads Dickens has put into play over the first two
books are finally brought together and tied off in these final chapters. Put the events below in the correct order
using the letters a-z.
_____ 1. Madame Defarge reveals that the peasant woman and boy in Doctor Manette’s prison letter were her family.
_____ 2. Lucie gives Charles what she thinks will be their last hug ever.
_____ 3. Sydney Carton drugs Charles Darnay and exchanges clothes with him.
_____ 4. Miss Pross deflects the pistol, and accidentally shoots Madame Defarge.
_____ 5. Doctor Manette departs to see if any of his contacts can help save Charles’ life.
_____ 6. Madame Defarge comes to the Manette home to find Miss Pross in her way.
_____ 7. Little Lucie asks Sydney to help her mother and save her father.
_____ 8. Sydney Carton and the seamstress hold hands as they approach the Guillotine.
_____ 9. Madame Defarge meets with select revolutionaries at the wood-sawyer’s shop.
_____ 10. Doctor Manette returns and is clearly in the midst of a relapse, asking for his shoemaker’s bench.
_____ 11. Sydney Carton arrives in Charles Darnay’s cell with a “request from Lucie.”
_____ 12. “It is a far better thing that I do, than I have ever done...”
_____ 13. Doctor Manette’s letter from prison is read aloud at Charles Darnay’s second trial.
_____ 14. Sydney Carton has a vision of the future.
_____ 15. Charles Darnay counts down the hours until his death.
_____ 16. Sydney Carton has dinner and a nap.
_____ 17. Charles Darnay is taken out of the prison in Sydney Carton’s place.
_____ 18. Miss Pross and Jerry Cruncher leave Paris, and Miss Pross is completely deaf.
_____ 19. Charles Darnay is unanimously condemned to death by the Tribunal.
_____ 20. Madame Defarge firmly asserts to her husband the need to denounce Darnay’s entire family.
_____ 21. The Manette/Darnay family passes through the security checkpoint and gets out of Paris.
_____ 22. Madame Defarge comments on Sydney Carton’s likeness to Charles Darnay.
_____ 23. The seamstress recognizes that Sydney Carton is not Charles Darnay.
_____ 24. Jarvis Lorry promises to follow all of Sydney Carton’s stipulations.
_____ 25. Sydney Carton goes into the wine shop and pretends not to speak French.
_____ 26. Sydney Carton carries an unconscious Lucie first into a carriage then into her home.
3.22 CHOICES (Chapters 13-15)
The ball is in your court... You must make the choice of whether to throw it back. For the statements below, you must also choose the word or phrase that properly
completes the sentence.
Example Spike Lee is a (PAINTER, FILM MAKER) of note.
1. There are (FIFTY-TWO, FORTY-TWO) prisoners scheduled for the Guillotine the day Darnay is to die.
2. Charles Darnay, while (FEARING, COUNTING) the hours until his death, does not (DELUDE, DENY) himself.
3. The night before he is to die, Charles writes (ODES, LETTERS).
4. Charles Darnay had never (SEEN, USED) the Guillotine.
5. Sydney Carton (PLEADS WITH, DRUGS) Charles in order to switch places.
6. In addition to switching clothes, Sydney also changes his (HAIRSTYLE, JEWELRY).
7. Sydney (WRITES, DICTATES) his final letter to Lucie, and leaves it (CRUMPLED, UNSIGNED).
8. Solomon Pross is (AFRAID, UNCONCERNED) that Sydney could betray him.
9. Jacques Three (ENJOYS, DISLIKES) the beheadings a little too much.
10. Madame Defarge is (NEUTRAL, PASSIONATE) about the denouncement of Doctor Manette.
11. Madame Defarge gives the Vengeance her (COAT, KNITTING NEEDLES) to save her place at the beheading.
12. Madame Defarge keeps a loaded pistol at her (WAIST, BOSOM).
13. Miss Pross (ANGRILY, ACCIDENTALLY) shoots Madame Defarge with her own gun.
14. Sydney Carton and the little seamstress (HOLD HANDS, WEEP) on their way to the Guillotine.
15. Part of Sydney Carton’s final vision is of a (CHILD, WOMAN) who bears his (SON, NAME).
3.23 EXAMPLES (chapters 13-15)
Let this serve as an example to you.... While A Tale of Two Cities is an amazing story, it is also social
commentary and a warning. For every character listed below, give at least one example of something they did
in the final three chapters of the novel.
Example:
the Tribunal
sentences Charles Darnay to death
1. Doctor Manette
2. Lucie Manette
3. Miss Pross
4. Charles Darnay
5. Sydney Carton
6. Ernest Defarge
7. Madame Defarge
8. the Vengeance
9. Jarvis Lorry
10. the wood-sawyer
11. Jerry Cruncher
12. Solomon Pross/ John Barsad
13. Jacques Three
3.24 MATCHING (chapters 13-15)
The Fates have spoken... And our characters’ fates are set. How does each react? Match the speaker on the left
with what they say on the right. The originating chapters are in parenthesis. As a hint, don’t forget that some
characters are more verbose than others....
a. Sydney Carton
b. Miss Pross
c. Madame Defarge
d. Jerry Cruncher
e. Solomon Pross
f. the seamstress
g. Charles Darnay
h. Jacques Three
i. wood-sawyer
_____ 1. “I little thought that I should ever want to understand your nonsensical language; but I would give all I have, except the clothes I wear, to know whether you
suspect the truth, or any part of it.” (14)
_____ 2. “We really have not heads enough; it would be a pity, I think.” (14)
_____ 3. “My opinion, miss, is as you’re right. Likewise wot I’llstand by you, right or wrong.” (14)
_____ 4. “Every day, in all weathers, from two to four, always signaling, sometimes with the little one, sometimes without. I know what I know. I have seen with my
eyes.” (14)
_____ 5. “It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done...” (15)
_____ 6. “She has a fine head for it. I have seen blue eyes and golden hair there, and they looked charming when Samson held them up.” (14)
_____ 7. “On my way yonder where they reserve my chair and my knitting for me, I am come to make my compliments to her in passing. I wish to see her.” (14)
_____ 8. “O you will let me hold your brave hand, stranger?”
_____ 9. “I am doubtful about leaving you, you see. We don’t know what may happen.” (14)
_____ 10. “...my hazard is not that, in the tick of business here, if you are true to the whole of your bargain. (13)
_____ 11. “...there was first a great crash, and then a great stillness, and that stillness seems to be fixed and unchangeable, never to be broken any more as long as my
life lasts.” (14)
_____ 12. “It would be madness if I asked you to escape; but do I? When I ask you to pass out at that door, tell me it is madness and remain here.” (13)
_____ 13. “If the Republic really does good to the poor, and they come to be less hungry, and in all ways suffer less, she may live a long time: she may even live to be
old.” (15)
_____ 14. “I implore you not to add your death to the bitterness of mine.” (13)
3.25 WHO SAID IT? (chapters 13-15)
Tattletale! Who’s telling now? In the section below, identify the speaker for each quote. The originating chapter is in parentheses.
Example:
“As long as people are still having premarital sex with many anonymous partners while at the same time experimenting with mind-expanding drugs in a consequencefree environment, I’m sound as a pound!” Austin Powers
1. “I care nothing for this Doctor, I. He may wear his head or lose it, for any interest I have in him; it is all one to me.” (14)
2. “He has never seen me here; I have kept out of his way. Go you in alone; I wait near. Lose no time!” (13)
3. “See her knitting in my hand, and her empty chair ready for her. I cry with vexation and disappointment!” (15)
4. “Every day, in all weathers, from two to four, always signaling, sometimes with the little one, sometimes without.
5. “It would be madness if I asked you to escape; but do I?” (13)
6. “I have been in the streets from the first, nothing has stopped me, I will tear you to pieces, but I will have you from that door.” (15)
7. “I am not unwilling to die, if the Republic which is to do so much good to us poor, will profit by my death; but I do not know how that can be...” (13)
8. “My opinion, miss, is as you’re right. Likewise wot I’ll stand by you, right or wrong.” (14)
9. “It is madness. It cannot be accomplished, it never can be done, it has been attempted, and has always failed.” (13)
10. “I see the lives for which I lay down my life, peaceful, useful, prosperous and happy, in that England which I shall see no more.” (15)
11. “The child also has golden hair and blue eyes. And we seldom have a child there. It is a pretty sight!” (14)
12. “I know that your intentions are evil, and you may depend upon it, I’ll hold my own against them.”
13. “Don’t fear me. I will be true to the death.” (13)