Chapter 13: “THE FELLOW OF NO DELICACY”
1.Explain the IRONY of the chapter title.
2. Explain the PARALLELISM of chapters 12 and 13.
3. What is made apparent about Sydney in his private conversation with Lucie? What is he really
like?
4. What promise (FORESHADOWING!) does Sydney make to Lucie?
Chapter 14: “THE HONEST TRADESMAN”
1. According to Dickens, how does Jerry earn a little extra money during the day besides working
for Tellson’s Bank?
2. Describe the funeral procession coming down the street.
3. Whose funeral is it?
4. What happens to the one mourner in the hearse? Who, do you suppose, is this one mourner?
5. What are the plans of the mob?
6. Where does Jerry stop on his way back to Tellson’s bank?
7. Where does Jerry tell his son that he is going that night? (Note Dickens’ use of humor here!)
8. Describe young Jerry’s adventure.
9. Explain Dickens’ remark, “He was joined by another disciple of Izaak Walton.” (Izaak Walton
10. What is the description of fishing?
11. Upon watching the “fishing,” what is young Jerry’s reaction? What does he do?
12. What awakens young Jerry the next morning?
13. What inference can you make regarding why Jerry Sr. is in such a bad mood in the morning?
14. On the way to work, what is Jerry, Sr.’s reaction to being asked by Jerry Jr., “What’s a
Resurrection Man?” (Note Dickens’ humor here!)
15. Explain, after reading this chapter, the new, albeit humorous, form of the RESURRECTION
THEME that Dickens presents.
CHAPTER 15 “KNITTING”
1. Describe the setting of this chapter. Include how much time has passed since Gaspard’s child’s
death.
2. Where has Monsieur Defarge been for the last three days?
3. Tell the Road Mender’s story of what has happened to Gaspard for the murder of the Marquis.
4. Where is there an example of the WATER MOTIF in this chapter? Explain.
5. What is the decision of the rough tribunal?
6. How and where is the register (list) kept?
7. Why do the Defarges take the road mender to see the King and Queen?
CHAPTER 16 “STILL KNITTING”
1. How does Defarge get tipped off that a spy will visit the wine shop the next day?
2. Explain and identify the description of the spy pg. 179. Who is the spy? For who does he now
work?
3. What do Monsieur and Madame Defarge talk about when they are alone?
4. What is the warning signal that a spy has entered?
5. What is IRONIC about Madame Defarge’s talking with Barsad about her knitting?
6. How does Barsad try to trick Madame and Monsieur Defarge in conversation?
7. What does shock Monsieur Defarge?
8. What do Madame and Monsieur Defarge hope that destiny will prevent?
9. At the end of the chapter, what do the women, sitting and knitting in circles, portend?
CHAPTER 17 “ONE NIGHT”
1. What does Lucie talk with her father about on the night before her marriage to Charles?
2. Describe the marriage ceremony plans.
CHAPTER 18 “NINE DAYS”
1. What is going on as the chapter opens?
2. Describe Dr. Manette’s appearance as he comes from the room. What do you think has
happened between Charles and Dr. Manette?
3. What happens while Mr. Lorry is at Tellson’s Bank?
4. What two decisions does Mr. Lorry make regarding Dr. Manette’s condition?
5. What is the only improvement in Dr. Manette?
CHAPTER 19 “AN OPINION”
1. What changes occur on the morning of the tenth day?
2. How do Mr. Lorry and Miss Pross decide to act?
3. How does Mr. Lorry explain to the doctor what has taken place for the last ten days?
4. Explain the chapter title’s meaning in reference to Mr. Lorry and Dr. Manette’s discussion
about Dr. Manette’s relapse.
5. In the discussion about the relapse, answer the following:
a. Does Lucie know?
b. Was the relapse forseen by Dr. Manette?
c. What was the cause of the relapse?
d. What about Dr. Manette’s future health?
e. What do Dr. Manette and Mr. Lorry decide to get rid of?
f. How is it destroyed?
CHAPTER 20: “A PLEA”
1. Name the two pleas of Sydney Carton to Charles Darnay.
2. What does Lucie ask of Charles later that night?
CHAPTER 21: “ECHOING FOOTSTEPS” (7 years later = 1789)
1. Find an example of FORESHADOWING on page 212.
2. In the passing time, what has happened to Lucie? Describer her family.
3. Describe Carton’s visits. How did the children react to Carton?
4. Find the SIMILE used in reference to Mr. Stryver. Describe the changes in Stryver. About
what did he say to his wife?
5. At this point in the story, how old is Little Lucie?
6. What is the METAPHOR used to describe France when we shift to that location?
7. What day is it, a day famous in French history?
8. Find an example of PERSONIFICATION on page 216 (when scene switches to Paris).
9. Where does Defarge go once inside the Bastille?
10. What does Defarge seem to be looking for? Are we readers ever told by Dickens whether
Defarge finds what he is looking for?
11. What happens to the prisoner’s governor?
12. How are the guards killed?
CHAPTER 22 “THE SEA STILL RISES”
1. What is the time and place?
2. Describe Madame Defarge’s friend and lieutenant. Why do you think that Dickens chooses to
give her this name?
3. What is the news from Monsieur Defarge?
4. How do the revolutionists torture Foulon?
CHAPTER 23 “FIRE RISES”
1. To whom are the soldiers loyal?
2. Describe the meeting of the torchman with the road mender.
3. What is a tocsin?
4 What kind of help is there for fighting the fire?
5. Why do the villagers threaten Gabelle?
6. Is this incident, according to Dickens, isolated?
CHAPTER 24: “DRAWN TO THE LOADSTONE ROCK”
1.What is a loadstone?
2. What is the setting now?
3. Where are the headquarters for emigrated French nobles?
4. At Tellson’s Bank, what is Darnay trying to persuade Mr. Lorry against doing?
5. What are Lorry’s plans?
6. Explain how the letter from Gabelle motivates Charles.
7. Does Charles think his trip to France might be dangerous?
8. What message goes with Mr. Lorry?
9. What are the two letters that Charles writes?
10. Explain the SYMBOLISM of the Loadstone Rock.