10 questions on plot, characters, and themes. Free to take, so you can see exactly what to review before class.
1. Why does Dr. Manette spend eighteen years imprisoned in the Bastille?
2. What allows Sydney Carton to save Charles Darnay from execution?
3. What is Madame Defarge's primary method of tracking people marked for death during the Revolution?
4. Why does Charles Darnay return to Paris during the Revolution, putting himself in danger?
5. What happens when Miss Pross confronts Madame Defarge at Lucie's lodgings?
6. How does Dr. Manette's hidden letter affect the outcome of Charles Darnay's second trial?
7. What is the primary difference between Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay as characters?
8. What does Carton's final vision suggest about the meaning of his death?
9. How does the novel connect personal resurrection to the broader theme of the French Revolution?
10. What does Charles Darnay's rejection of his aristocratic name and inheritance reveal about the novel's view of identity?
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