1. In Chapter 13, Sydney Carton confesses his feelings to Lucie Manette. To what does he compare his own life during this confession?
2. What does Sydney Carton specifically ask Lucie to remember at the end of their meeting in Chapter 13?
3. Chapter 14 describes the funeral of which character?
4. What is Jerry Cruncher’s 'secret' occupation as revealed in Chapter 14?
5. How does Young Jerry react to seeing his father's nighttime activities?
6. Why does Jerry Cruncher beat his wife the morning after his 'fishing trip'?
7. Who tells the story of Gaspard's execution to the Jacques in Chapter 15?
8. What happened to Gaspard after he killed the Marquis?
9. Madame Defarge’s knitting is actually a...
10. Why do the Defarges take the mender of roads to see the King and Queen at Versailles?
11. What reason does Sydney Carton give Lucie for why he can never change his dissolute life?
12. In Chapter 15, the mender of roads describes Gaspard being executed near a fountain. What is the symbolic significance of the fountain in the village?
13. Why did Gaspard kill the Marquis St. Evrémonde?
14. What is the meaning of the word 'Jacques' as used by Defarge and his associates?
15. Madame Defarge tells her husband that the revolution is like 'lightning' or an 'earthquake.' What does this imagery suggest about the nature of the coming uprising?
16. In Chapter 16, how does Madame Defarge signal to her husband that a stranger (John Barsad) is a spy?
17. What information does John Barsad reveal that visibly disturbs Ernest Defarge?
18. What is the contrast between Ernest Defarge and his wife regarding the pace of the revolution?
19. How does Madame Defarge respond when John Barsad tries to compliment her knitting?
20. Which character serves as the 'sole mourner' in Roger Cly's funeral procession?
