Book II - Chapter X. Two Promises Quiz — A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens

Comprehension Quiz: Book II - Chapter X. Two Promises

What profession does Charles Darnay establish for himself in England?

A barrister practicing law at the Old Bailey courts
A tutor of French language and literature, also working as a translator
A merchant managing trade between London and Paris
A physician trained in both English and French medicine

Why does Darnay deliberately visit Doctor Manette when Lucie is away?

He wants to ask the Doctor for money to fund his tutoring business
He is afraid that Lucie will reject him if she overhears the conversation
He wants to speak privately to the Doctor about his love for Lucie
He needs to discuss urgent political news from France with the Doctor alone

What causes Doctor Manette to cry out "Not that, sir! Let that be!"?

Darnay threatens to separate Lucie from her father if she marries him
Darnay mentions other suitors who are competing for Lucie's hand
Darnay appeals to the Doctor's own experience of love to support his case
Darnay reveals that he knows the Doctor's secret from the Bastille

What is Doctor Manette's first promise to Darnay?

To speak immediately to Lucie and recommend Darnay as a suitor
To investigate Darnay's true identity before giving his approval
To give Lucie to Darnay if she ever says he is essential to her happiness
To prevent Sydney Carton and Mr. Stryver from pursuing Lucie

What does Darnay promise to reveal, and when?

His financial situation, to be disclosed before the wedding ceremony
His true name and reasons for being in England, on his wedding morning
His political connections in France, after he receives Lucie's answer
His family's estate holdings, once the Doctor gives formal consent

How does the Doctor physically prevent Darnay from revealing his real name?

He stands up abruptly and walks out of the room to avoid hearing
He covers his ears with his hands, then presses both hands on Darnay's lips
He rings a bell to summon a servant to interrupt the conversation
He opens the window and begins speaking loudly to drown out Darnay's voice

What does Doctor Manette mean by "fancies, reasons, apprehensions" against the man Lucie might love?

He is worried that Darnay is not wealthy enough to support Lucie properly
He suspects Darnay may be connected to the family responsible for his imprisonment
He has heard rumors that Darnay is secretly married to someone in France
He believes Darnay is too old and ill-suited in temperament for Lucie

Which two men does Doctor Manette identify as possible rival suitors for Lucie?

Jerry Cruncher and Mr. Lorry, both of whom visit frequently
Mr. Stryver and Sydney Carton, both of whom visited the day before
Gabelle and the Marquis's steward, both recently arrived from France
Ernest Defarge and a fellow prisoner from the Bastille years

What does Dickens compare Darnay's work at Cambridge to?

A rebel leading covert resistance against classical education traditions
A tolerated smuggler driving a contraband trade in European languages
A missionary spreading French culture among unwilling English students
A gardener planting foreign seeds in traditionally English soil

What alarming sound does Lucie hear when she returns home after Darnay's visit?

Her father sobbing quietly behind the closed bedroom door
A low hammering sound from her father's bedroom — he is making shoes
The sound of her father pacing restlessly back and forth in his room
Her father reading aloud from old letters in a distressed voice

What does Darnay assure Doctor Manette regarding Lucie's role as a daughter?

That Lucie will eventually need to choose between her father and her husband
That Lucie's duty to her father will naturally diminish after marriage
That he seeks not to divide but to aid their bond and bind her closer to Manette
That he will ensure Lucie visits her father at least once each week

What biblical allusion does Dickens use when describing Darnay falling in love?

He compares Darnay's suffering to the trials of Job in the Old Testament
He references the Garden of Eden, saying the world of a man goes the way of the love of a woman
He likens Darnay's devotion to the loyalty of Ruth to Naomi
He compares Manette's pain to Moses being denied the Promised Land

What condition does Doctor Manette attach to his promise to support Darnay?

That Darnay must first prove he can financially support Lucie
That Darnay must obtain the approval of Mr. Lorry at Tellson's Bank
None — he gives the promise "without any condition"
That Darnay must renounce all ties to France permanently

What detail at the very end of the chapter shows the lingering effects of Manette's imprisonment?

The Doctor refuses to eat dinner and sits staring at the fireplace
Lucie finds his shoemaking tools and old unfinished work beside him as he sleeps
The Doctor locks his bedroom door and refuses to speak to anyone
Miss Pross reports that the Doctor has been pacing and muttering all night

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