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A tale of 2 cities
a tale of 2 cities book 1 test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a important thematic motif introduced in the first book? | The calling of the dead back to life |
| Which figures does Dicken's use to personify the forces of hunger and death? | The Farmer and the Woodsman |
| Dicken's point in discussing the fear of highway robbert in England is to suggest that? | Condistions in Englad were not that much better than in France |
| What liteary technique does Dicken's use to build suspense in Ch.2? | imagery |
| Why is the guard of the mail-coach so leary of Mr. Cruncher as he approaches? | robbers would commonly waylay wagons and their passengers |
| What does Mr. Lorry go over and over in his mind? | His upcoming conversation with a man he thought was dead |
| Why does Dickens make it a poimt to mention tha approaching American Revolution? | To sho that the spirit of the revolution is in the air |
| What is Dicken's point in comparing life with a book? | The idea that life can be cut short without having to live it fully |
| What dors Mr. Lorry mean when he insists that he is a "man of buiseness"? | He does not want to get empotionally attatched, but he does end up helping Ms. Manette |
| Why is it so difficul for Mr. Lorry to explain to Lucie that her father has benn realease from prison? | beacause all these years Ms. Manette thought her father was dead |
| Dicken's primary purpose in Book 1 is too? | Provide the neccessary plot exposition for the story |
| Why are the servants at the Royal Goerge Hotel so curious to see Mr. Lorry emerge from washing up from his trip? | all of the customers get out of the carriage looking the same, but come out as individual people |
| What is Jacques? | a revolutionary code name |
| What is Dr. Manette doing when Lucie and Mr. Lorry first see him? | Making shoes |
| What is the most likely reason for Dr. Manette's amnesia? | the vistit from Lucie has put him into shock |
| Instead of by name Dr. Manette identifies himself by? | The location of his prison cell |
| Why does Dr. Manette initioallt think that Lucie is really his wife? | Her hair matches som of his wife's that he had saved in a packet |
| Why do Mr. Lorry, Defarge, and Lucie decide they must get the Doctor out of France? | There is still danger he will be discovered and arrested |
| What mystery-Which will probably inform much of the rest of the story- is introduce in Book 1? | Why was the doctor improsoned |
| Why does Dickens arrange for the episode with the broken wine cask to be the readers first view of Paris? | It shows us the clear picture of how poor and desperate the people are in Paris |
| In the first paragraph of ch. 1 what is this rhetorical technique? | Antithesis |
| Which figures does Dickens use to personify the forces of hunger and death? | The Farmer and the Woodsman |
| Dickens'point in discussing the fear of highway robbery in England is to suggest that? | Conditions in England were not that much better than in France |
| Why is the guard of the mail-coach so leery od Mr. Cruncher as he approaches? | Robbers would commonly waylay wagons and their passengers |
| What does Mr. Lorry go over and over in his mind? | His upcoming conversation witha man he thought was dead |
| Throughout his initial conversation with Lucie, Mr. Lorry insists that he is? | A man of Business |
| How long has "the dead man" been "buried in his grave"? | 18 years |
| Why is it so difficult for Mr. Lorry to explain to Ms. Manette that her father has been released from prison? | Lucie has thought her father was dead her entire life |
| Explain the significance of the title of Book One "Recalled to Life"? | It means revived from the dead, refering to Dr. Manette who was mentally and socially dead for 18 years, but now is being "Recalled to Life" |
| How do the descriptions of darkness inthe first four chapters contribute to the sense of building mysery in the novel? | It suggests theat the beggining of trouble, Lucie's clothes, and traveling at night. |
| Dickens' primary purpose of book 1 is to? | provide the necessary plot of exposition for the story |
| To encourage her to travel to Paris, Lucie is told that? | There is information about some property |
| The famous episode of the spilled wine foreshadows that? | blood will soon flow in the streets like the spilled wine |
| Instead of by name Dr. Manette identifies himself by? | the location of his prison cell |
| Why do Lorry, Defarge, and Lucie decide they must get the doctor out of France immediately? | There is still danger he will be discovered and arrested |
| What mystery-which will probably inform much of the rest of the story- is introduce in book one? | Why was Dr. Manette in prison |
| Why does Dickens arrange for the episode with the broken wine-cask to be the reader's first view of Paris? | To emphisize the provery and hunger of France |
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Cortney Long
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