Book III - Chapter XIV. The Knitting Done Quiz — A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens

Comprehension Quiz: Book III - Chapter XIV. The Knitting Done

Where does Madame Defarge hold her secret meeting to plot against the Manettes?

In the wine-shop with her husband present as a witness
In the shed of the wood-sawyer, away from her husband
At the Revolutionary Tribunal with Jacques Three presiding
In the prison courtyard during the daily executions

Why does Madame Defarge say she cannot trust her husband?

He has been secretly working with the English to smuggle prisoners out of France
He is planning to testify against her before the Revolutionary Tribunal
He is too weak and might relent toward the Doctor, possibly warning the family
He has lost his revolutionary fervor and wants to leave Paris entirely

What false evidence does the wood-sawyer agree to provide?

That he saw Dr. Manette smuggling letters to English agents at night
That Lucie signaled to prisoners from beneath the prison window daily
That the Manettes hid aristocrats in their lodging during the Terror
That Darnay made treasonous statements about the Republic in prison

What disturbing detail does Jacques Three share about executions?

He describes the precise mechanics of the guillotine blade as an expert witness
He says he has seen blue eyes and golden hair that "looked charming" when the executioner held them up
He complains that executions are running behind schedule and lacking efficiency
He proposes that executions should be moved from daytime to evening for bigger crowds

What weapons does Madame Defarge carry concealed when she goes to the Manette lodging?

A knife and a length of rope hidden beneath her heavy cloak
A loaded pistol in her bosom and a sharpened dagger at her waist
A pair of knitting needles sharpened into deadly stilettos
A small sword concealed in a walking stick and a vial of poison

What two vows does Jerry Cruncher make before leaving to secure the carriage?

To fight any guards they encounter and to protect Miss Pross with his life
To stop his grave-robbing and to stop interfering with his wife's praying
To return to England immediately and to never speak of this day again
To become a devout Christian and to donate all his savings to the poor

What does Miss Pross say when she first confronts Madame Defarge?

"I know who you are, and I will summon the authorities immediately"
"You might, from your appearance, be the wife of Lucifer. Nevertheless, you shall not get the better of me. I am an Englishwoman"
"Leave this house at once or I shall be forced to defend myself with violence"
"The family you seek has already gone, and you are too late to stop them"

What is unusual about the verbal exchange between Miss Pross and Madame Defarge?

Both women speak fluent French but deliberately choose to insult each other in English
Neither understands the other's language; each speaks her own and reads intent from looks and manner
Madame Defarge speaks in revolutionary code that Miss Pross has secretly learned to decode
They communicate through a translator who is hiding behind a door in the apartment

How does Dickens describe the force that gives Miss Pross strength to hold Madame Defarge?

The desperation of survival instinct when facing mortal danger in a foreign land
The vigorous tenacity of love, always so much stronger than hate
The physical superiority of an Englishwoman over a malnourished Frenchwoman
The righteous fury of an innocent person wrongly accused of treasonous crimes

How does Madame Defarge actually die?

Miss Pross strangles her during the physical struggle in the doorway
Miss Pross stabs her with the dagger Madame Defarge carried at her waist
Madame Defarge's own pistol discharges during the struggle when Miss Pross strikes at it
She falls from the apartment window during the struggle and dies from the fall

What permanent consequence does Miss Pross suffer from the confrontation?

She loses the sight in one eye from Madame Defarge's scratching fingers
She breaks her arm in the struggle and it never fully heals afterward
She is permanently deafened by the gunshot blast from the discharged pistol
She develops a lifelong tremor in her hands from the trauma of the fight

What does Miss Pross do with the key to the apartment after locking Madame Defarge's body inside?

She gives it to Jerry Cruncher for safekeeping during their escape
She hides it in a crack in the cathedral wall before meeting Cruncher
She drops it into the river while crossing a bridge to eliminate evidence
She throws it into a gutter on the street outside the apartment building

What does the chapter title "The Knitting Done" symbolize?

Lucie Manette has finished weaving the golden thread that binds her family together
Madame Defarge's coded death register is completed because she herself is dead
The revolution has ended and the women of Paris return to peaceful domestic work
The Vengeance has finished recording the names that Madame Defarge dictated to her

What does Dickens describe as Miss Pross's defining quality compared to Madame Defarge?

Her English composure and rational thinking under extreme pressure
Her physical superiority and training in self-defense techniques
Her emotional courage born of love, contrasted with Madame Defarge's calculated hatred
Her religious faith that provides her with divine strength in the struggle

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