10. Why is Sydney Carton referred to as a “jackal” to Mr. Stryver’s “lion”? 11. Why does Sydney Carton deny …

6. How does Dickens combine the setting of Tellson’s Bank and character description? 7. How does Jerry Cruncher introduce the …

How and why does Lucie Manette’s personality change?

Discussion Questions 1 – 5 1. What is illustrated by the scene that occurs when Jerry Cruncher catches up to …

Questions 13,14 13. The vision expressed in Carton’s supposed final words includes one for the country and its people after …

Questions 10-12 10. Carton has clearly misused his youthful promise and believes himself to be unredeemable. Does this view of …

Questions 7-9 7. What is Defarge’s motive in betraying Doctor Manette, endangering his daughter and grandchild, and framing Darnay? How …

Questions 4-6 4. Why was Charles Darnay able to see the unfairness of the class structure that privileged him and …

Questions 1-3: 1. A Tale of Two Cities opens with a passage that has become one of English literature’s best …

questions 16-20 16. How essential is the setting to the story? Could the story have taken place anywhere else? Why …