Sophomore English Honors A Tale of Unit Test 16-17 Study Guide

I. Select one item from each column and analyze all of the connections among the three items including how Dickens uses them to support the meaning of the work as a whole. Transitions will be important here because they will help to communicate the connections between ideas. Circle the items you are using. (20 points)

Characters Ideas Titles Lorry Tellson’s Bank 1. Recalled to Life (Book I) Jerry Saint Antoine 2. The Night Shadows (Book I) Lucie Jacques 3. The Golden Thread (Book II) Dr. Manette La Guillotine 4. The Jackal (II Chpt. 5) Pross Tumbrils 5. Hundreds of People (II Chpt. 6) Darnay Le Carmagnole 6.The Gorgon’s Head (II Chpt. 9) Sun 7. The Fellow of No Delicacy (II Chapt. 13) Carton Resurrection 8. The Honest Tradesman (II Chpt. 14) Madame Defarge Serial Format 9. Knitting (II Chapter 15) Monsieur Defarge White Hair 10. Echoing Footsteps (II 21) Marquis Evremonde Shoemaker’s bench 11. The Sea Still Rises (II22) John Barsad The Vengeance 12. Drawn to the Loadstone Rock (II Chpt. 24) Roger Cly Wine 13. The Track of a Storm (Book III) Gabelle Duality 14. A Hand at Cards (III Chpt. 8) Gaspard Sentimentality 15. The Substance of the Shadow (III Chpt. 10)

II. Select one of the conversation options below and write a monologue that the first character would say to the second character and write the second character’s response. (20 points – 10 points for each part) If you have a different conversation idea, submit it for approval at least two days before the test.

Options Option 1 Lorry talking to Monsieur Defarge about loyalty to a client/employer

Option 2 Jerry talking to Wood Sawyer about what it means to be an honest tradesman Option 3 Lucie talking to Stryver about his marriage proposal Option 4 Dr. Manette talking to Darnay about how to survive in solitary confinement

Option 5 Pross talking to the Vengeance about what it means to be a good friend/governess Option 6 Darnay talking to Madame Defarge about the wrongness of oppression of any kind Option 7 Carton talking to Stryver about what it truly means to love someone 1

III. Write as if you were on one of the topics below. You may not use your Expertise topic. Refer to the novel specifically in your response. Use the Share Your Expertise Glossary on MOODLE to help you. (20 points)

a. How did writing in serial format affect the writing of the novel? b. How did my experiences with prison and solitary confinement affect the writing of the novel? c. How did my opinion of revolution affect the writing of the novel? d. How did my relationship with Thomas Carlyle affect the writing of the novel? e. How did my opinion on Capital Punishment and the Guillotine affect the writing of the novel? f. What is my opinion on how Tale of Two Cities the Musical reflects my work?

IV. Choose 1 of the passages below. Analyze the significance of the passage. Use textual evidence in your response. (20 pts.)

V. In one full paragraph discuss the full significance of one of the following scenes. Circle the scene you are doing (20 pts.)

Extra Credit: Find an example of in popular culture and explain how its use reflects the novel. Example: A House of Cards episode named A Tale of Two Cities in which a character listens to the audio version of the novel. You must make a clear connection between your example and the novel using specific details.

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