Tale of Two Cities Test - Books 1 and 2 Flashcards

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1
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epoch

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A period of time

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2
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Superlative

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Of the highest quality

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3
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Retinue

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A group of advisers or assistants

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4
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Tremulous

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Shaking or quivering slightly

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5
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Doleful

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Expressing Sorrow; Mournful

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6
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Inexorable

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Impossible to stop or prevent

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7
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Unfathomable

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Incapable of being fully explored

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8
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Admonish

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Warn or reprimand firmly

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9
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Loiter

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Stand or waiting around with no purpose

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10
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Sonorous

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Imposingly deep and full

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11
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Evanescence

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Event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight

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12
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Gravity

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Extreme or alarming importance

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13
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Stolid

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Calm dependable and showing little emotion

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14
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Pecuniary

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Of, relating to, or consisting of money

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15
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Oblivion

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That state of being unaware or unconscious

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16
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Dispersal

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The action of process of distributing things or people over a large area

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17
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Tempest

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A violent wind storm

18
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Deplorable

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Deserving strong condemnation

19
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Spectral

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One of or like a ghost

20
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Inscrutable

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Impossible to understand or interpret

21
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What year does the book begin?

22
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What are a few element of “Dickensian Style?’

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Alliteration
High Vocab
Metaphor
Humor

23
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What does Tellson’s Bank characterize Jarvis Lorry as?

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Stubborn - Professional

24
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What advantage does Tellson’s bank have to the public?

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Able to travel between London and Paris

25
What are some characteristics of Lucie?
Blonde Hair Blue Eyes 17
26
What prior history do Lorry and Lucy have?
Jarvis brought Lucie home from French orphanage
27
What happens outside on the street in Paris?
Wine falls on the street
28
What does the wine falling on the street show?
Extreme Poverty and Starving people
29
What word is written on the wall?
'Blood'
30
Who wrote the word on the wall in France?
Gaspard
31
How erases the word on the wall?
Defarge
32
Inside the wine shop, what does everyone call each other?
Jacques
33
What does Madame Defarge do once a man walks in the store?
Coughs
34
Who is located in the back room of the Store?
Dr. Mannette
35
What is a large characteristic of Tellson's Bank Itself?
Puts people to death
36
What was strange about Jerry's boots?
They were often clean but covered in clay when he found them
37
What does Jerry's son wonder?
Why Jerry's fingers are always rusty
38
What is the name of the courtroom?
Old Bailey
39
Who is Charles Darnay?
Tried for treason, quiet and attentive in trial
40
Who appears on Horseback and approaches Jarvis Lorry?
Jerry Cruncher
41
What is Jarvis's response to Jerry's message?
Recalled to life