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  1. The two cities of the title are —
    1. London and Rome
    2. London and Paris
    3. Paris and Geneva
    4. Dover and Calais
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    Answer: (B) London and Paris

    The novel moves between London and Paris before and during the Revolution.

  2. A Tale of Two Cities was published in —
    1. 1837
    2. 1849
    3. 1859
    4. 1865
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    Answer: (C) 1859

    It appeared in weekly parts in 1859.

  3. The title of Book the First is —
    1. The Golden Thread
    2. Recalled to Life
    3. The Track of a Storm
    4. The Grindstone
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    Answer: (B) Recalled to Life

    Recalled to Life — Dr Manette’s release and recovery.

  4. How long was Dr Manette imprisoned in the Bastille?
    1. Five years
    2. Ten years
    3. Eighteen years
    4. Twenty-five years
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    Answer: (C) Eighteen years

    Eighteen years without trial.

  5. What does Dr Manette do when his mind gives way?
    1. He writes letters
    2. He makes shoes
    3. He paints
    4. He refuses to speak
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    Answer: (B) He makes shoes

    He returns to the shoemaker’s bench he used in prison.

  6. Charles Darnay’s real family name is —
    1. Defarge
    2. St. Evrémonde
    3. Manette
    4. Lorry
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    Answer: (B) St. Evrémonde

    He is Charles St. Evrémonde and has renounced his title.

  7. Who is described as "the golden thread"?
    1. Madame Defarge
    2. Miss Pross
    3. Lucie Manette
    4. The seamstress
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    Answer: (C) Lucie Manette

    Lucie binds all the characters together, which gives Book Two its title.

  8. What is Madame Defarge knitting?
    1. Clothes for the poor
    2. A register of those condemned to die
    3. A flag for the Revolution
    4. A shroud
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    Answer: (B) A register of those condemned to die

    The names of the condemned are worked into her stitches in code.

  9. Who kills Madame Defarge?
    1. Sydney Carton
    2. Miss Pross
    3. Charles Darnay
    4. Jerry Cruncher
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    Answer: (B) Miss Pross

    Miss Pross kills her in a struggle and is deafened by the pistol shot.

  10. What condemns Darnay at his second trial in Paris?
    1. Madame Defarge’s testimony
    2. A letter written by Dr Manette in the Bastille
    3. His own confession
    4. A forged document
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    Answer: (B) A letter written by Dr Manette in the Bastille

    Dr Manette’s forgotten prison letter denounces the whole Evrémonde family.

  11. Who takes Darnay’s place at the guillotine?
    1. Mr Lorry
    2. Jerry Cruncher
    3. Sydney Carton
    4. Monsieur Defarge
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    Answer: (C) Sydney Carton

    Carton uses his resemblance to Darnay and dies in his place.

  12. The spilt wine in the Paris street is a symbol of —
    1. poverty
    2. blood to come
    3. celebration
    4. the harvest
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    Answer: (B) blood to come

    The red wine flooding the street foreshadows the blood of the Revolution.

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