A Tale of Two Cities Book 1 and Book 2 (1-5)

What is this novel's opening line?

• It was the best and the worst of times.

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

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

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

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The setting of Book II is how much later than the setting of Book I?

• Five years later

• Ten years later

• Seven years later

• Two years later

• 3 1/2 years later

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Old Bailey is...

• a prison.

• a pub.

• a wineshop.

• a court.

During the trial, Stryver defends...

• the Englishman banker, Lorry, for embezzlement.

• the Englishman, Darnay, for treason against France.

• the Frenchman banker, Lorry, for embezzlement.

• the Frenchman, Darnay, for treason against England.

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The man most responsible for the defendant's acquittal was...

• Darney

• Cruncher

• Carton

• Manette

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Sydney Carton

• Charles Darnay

• Lucie Manette

• Jerry Cruncher

• Jarvis Lorry

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Carton does all the work, and Stryver reaps the glory. The analogy of the lion and the _________________ is an apt description for the relationship between the two men. (The name given to someone who does the lame tasks that nobody else wants to do.)

• hyena

• sheep

• dodger

• jackal

• field mouse

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This character is a symbol for reason; he is a "man of business."

• Jerry Cruncher

• Robert Cly

• Dr. Manette

• Jarvis Lorry

• Sydney Carton

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Who is "the messenger" in both Book One and Two?

• Madame Defarge

• John Barsad

• C.J. Stryver

• Jerry Cruncher

• Dr. Manette

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