1. What significant year marks the beginning of Chapter 21, signaling the end of the eight-year period of peace?
2. How many children did Charles Darnay and Lucie have during the eight years of peace?
3. Mr. Stryver’s advancement in life includes marrying a widow with how many sons?
4. What causes Mr. Lorry to be "tired and irritable" when he visits the Manette-Darnay home in Chapter 21?
5. During the storming of the Bastille, which specific location does Ernest Defarge search?
6. Who is responsible for the final act of beheading the Governor of the Bastille?
7. How many prisoners were released from the Bastille during the attack?
8. Dickens uses a specific metaphor to describe the mob in Saint Antoine. Which of the following is NOT used?
9. What historical event occurred on July 14, 1789?
10. Who is "The Vengeance"?
11. Why did the official Foulon fake his own death?
12. What did Foulon notoriously suggest that starving people should eat?
13. What object is stuffed into Foulon’s mouth before he is hanged?
14. The four figures who set fire to the Evrémonde chateau are referred to by what names?
16. Where does Gabelle hide while the villagers pound on his door and the chateau burns?
17. Why is Mr. Lorry traveling to Paris in Chapter 24?
18. Where do the French noblemen (emigrants) congregate in London to share news?
19. To whom is the mysterious letter at Tellson's addressed?
20. Which character's behavior at the death of Foulon foreshadows her "ruthlessness in Book III"?
