Book II - Chapter XIII. The Fellow of No Delicacy Quiz — A Tale of Two Cities

How has Sydney Carton typically behaved during his visits to the Manette household?

• He has been charming and sociable, making himself popular with the entire household
• He has been moody and morose, rarely letting his inner light pierce his dark cloud
• He has been argumentative and combative, frequently clashing with Doctor Manette
• He has been anxious and nervous, always watching the door as if expecting someone

What is the first sign that alerts Lucie to something different about Carton during this visit?

• He arrives dressed in unusually fine clothes and carrying flowers for her
• He speaks rapidly and excitedly about plans to reform his dissolute habits
• She observes a change in his face and then notices tears in his eyes
• He refuses to sit down and paces the room in visible agitation and distress

What does Carton say when Lucie asks why he does not change his life for the better?

• He blames Mr. Stryver for exploiting his talents and keeping him in a subordinate role
• He says he lacks the money and social connections needed to start a new profession
• He says it is too late, that he shall never be better and will only sink lower and be worse
• He promises to try but says he needs Lucie to guide him through the difficult process

How does Carton describe himself in relation to death and lost potential?

• He says he is like a ghost who haunts the living, unable to rest or find peace
• He says he is like one who died young, and that all his life might have been
• He says he is like a prisoner who has served his sentence but has nowhere to go
• He says he is like a soldier who survived the war but lost his purpose in life

What does Carton say would happen if Lucie could have returned his love?

• He would have reformed immediately and become a man worthy of her devotion
• He would have taken her away from London to begin a new life in the countryside
• He would have known, even in his happiness, that he would bring her to misery and disgrace
• He would have challenged Charles Darnay to a duel for the right to marry her

What does the word "profligates" mean when Carton says "What is to be expected of, or by, such profligates?"

• People who are deeply learned and scholarly but socially isolated from their peers
• People who are recklessly wasteful and given to immoral or dissipated living
• People who are extremely ambitious and willing to sacrifice everything for success
• People who are naturally melancholy and inclined toward philosophical contemplation

What does Carton call Lucie in relation to his soul?

• The guiding star of his conscience, the one light that never went out in his darkness
• The mirror of his better self, reflecting what he could have been in another life
• The last dream of his soul, an inspiration that stirred old shadows he thought had died
• The angel of his redemption, sent by providence to save him from eternal ruin

What metaphor does Carton use to describe the effect Lucie has had on him?

• She is like rain on parched earth, briefly greening a desert that will return to dust
• She kindled him, a heap of ashes, into fire -- but a fire that quickens and lights nothing
• She is like a physician who diagnoses the disease but cannot provide the cure for it
• She opened a window in his prison, letting him see freedom he could never reach

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What promise does Carton make about this conversation before he leaves?

• He promises to return in a year to see if her answer has changed at all
• He promises to write her a letter explaining everything he could not say aloud
• He promises never to refer to it again, saying death itself could not be surer
• He promises to speak to Doctor Manette privately about his feelings and intentions

What is Carton's final pledge to Lucie at the end of the chapter?

• That he will reform his life, give up drinking, and prove himself worthy of her trust
• That he would embrace any sacrifice for her and for those dear to her, even his life
• That he will leave England forever so as not to cause her any further pain or distress
• That he will protect Doctor Manette from the lingering effects of his imprisonment

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What does "supplication" mean in the sentence "The last supplication but one I make to you"?

• A formal legal document submitted to a court requesting judgment or relief
• A humble, earnest plea or petition made with great sincerity and urgency
• An elaborate compliment designed to flatter and win someone's favorable opinion
• A solemn religious ritual performed to seek divine guidance or absolution

Why is the chapter title "The Fellow of No Delicacy" ironic?

• Because Carton actually behaves with great physical clumsiness, knocking things over
• Because the phrase was coined by Stryver, who himself showed no delicacy in his proposal plan
• Because Carton demonstrates extraordinary emotional delicacy despite the world viewing him as crude
• Because Lucie treats Carton with no delicacy, dismissing his feelings without compassion

How does this chapter connect to the novel's broader theme of resurrection?

• Carton experiences a permanent spiritual rebirth and becomes a changed man from this day forward
• Doctor Manette appears and tells Carton about his own experience of being recalled to life
• Carton describes himself as one who "died young," and his pledge of sacrifice foreshadows his literal death and spiritual resurrection
• Lucie reads aloud from the Bible about Lazarus being raised from the dead, inspiring Carton