Book II - Chapter XIX. An Opinion Quiz — A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens

Comprehension Quiz: Book II - Chapter XIX. An Opinion

How long does Dr. Manette's relapse into shoemaking last?

  • Three days and nights of restless labor
  • Nine days and nights of compulsive shoemaking
  • Fourteen days before he finally recovers
  • A single night that feels much longer to Lorry

What does Mr. Lorry find when he looks into Dr. Manette's room on the morning of recovery?

  • The Doctor still working at the shoemaker's bench in a daze
  • The Doctor sitting at the window reading, with the bench put aside
  • Miss Pross already speaking with the Doctor about his illness
  • The room empty, with the Doctor having gone out for a walk

Why does Mr. Lorry present the Doctor's case as that of "a dear friend"?

  • He is embarrassed to discuss mental illness directly with a physician
  • He wants to allow Manette to analyze his own condition without direct emotional pain
  • He is referring to a different patient he knows about from the bank
  • He hopes to trick the Doctor into revealing secrets about the Bastille

According to Dr. Manette, what caused the relapse?

  • Physical exhaustion from overwork in his medical practice
  • A strong revival of the train of thought connected to the original trauma
  • A deliberate attempt to reconnect with his years in prison
  • A reaction to medication he had been prescribed by another doctor

Does Dr. Manette remember what happened during his relapse?

  • Yes, he recalls every detail vividly and with great shame
  • He remembers fragments but cannot piece them together coherently
  • Not at all—he has no memory of the nine-day episode
  • He pretends not to remember in order to avoid discussing it

What is Dr. Manette's prognosis for his "friend"?

  • The condition is incurable and will inevitably worsen over time
  • Only a complete change of environment could prevent further relapses
  • He has great hope—having recovered from the crisis, the worst is likely over
  • The friend should retire from all professional work immediately

What metaphor does Mr. Lorry use for the shoemaking?

  • He calls it "carpentry" and the bench a "workstation"
  • He calls it "blacksmith's work" and the bench "a little forge"
  • He calls it "tailoring" and the tools "a seamstress's kit"
  • He calls it "cobbling" and avoids naming the tools at all

Why does Dr. Manette resist giving up the shoemaker's bench?

  • He believes the tools have monetary value as historical artifacts
  • He fears needing the occupation and not finding it, like a lost child
  • He promised Lucie he would keep it as a reminder of his survival
  • He insists the bench belongs to the prison and is not his to destroy

What argument does Mr. Lorry make for removing the bench?

  • The bench takes up too much space in the Doctor's consulting room
  • Keeping it is a concession to the misgiving—removing it may remove the fear
  • Lucie has asked that the bench be destroyed before she returns home
  • The bench is physically dangerous and could injure someone

What condition does Dr. Manette place on the removal of the bench?

  • He insists on destroying it himself in a private ceremony of closure
  • It must be removed while he is absent so he does not witness it
  • He wants it donated to a hospital rather than destroyed outright
  • He asks that one tool be kept as a memento of his imprisonment

Who helps Mr. Lorry destroy the shoemaker's bench?

  • Charles Darnay, who feels responsible for the relapse
  • Miss Pross, carrying a light while Lorry hacks it apart
  • Jerry Cruncher, using his expertise with tools and digging
  • Mr. Lorry works entirely alone to keep the secret more closely

How does Dickens describe the mood of Mr. Lorry and Miss Pross as they destroy the bench?

  • Triumphant and relieved, celebrating the Doctor's recovery
  • Guilty and secretive, feeling like accomplices in a horrible crime
  • Angry and resentful, blaming the bench for the Doctor's suffering
  • Calm and businesslike, treating it as a routine medical decision

What happens to the remains of the shoemaker's bench?

  • The pieces are stored in the attic in case Manette asks for them
  • The wood is burned in the kitchen fire; the tools are buried in the garden
  • Everything is thrown into the Thames under cover of darkness
  • The remains are sent to Tellson's Bank vault for safekeeping

Who has been kept ignorant of Dr. Manette's relapse?

  • Mr. Lorry, who only learns of it after the Doctor recovers
  • Miss Pross, who was sent away during the entire nine-day episode
  • Lucie, who was told a cover story and has no suspicions
  • Charles Darnay, who witnessed the relapse but was sworn to secrecy

What does Manette's explanation about the "perplexity of the fingers" reveal about shoemaking's role during his imprisonment?

  • It was forced labor imposed by the prison guards as punishment
  • It replaced mental anguish with physical focus—a survival mechanism
  • It was a trade he learned before imprisonment and practiced for income
  • It was a form of protest against his unjust captors in the Bastille

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