CHAPTER 26
50) At what time was Darnay to be executed?
3 O’ Clock
51) Why had Carton bought the drugs from the pharmacy earlier?
He needed the drugs to render Darnay unconscious, enabling him to swap clothing with him.
CHAPTER 30
58) Why do you think that the dressmaker was so grateful to Carton?
Carton’s sacrifice was of great strength to her, and she felt that heaven had sent him to make her own journey to the guillotine easier than it otherwise would have been.
59) What promise had Carton previously made to Lucie, which was fulfilled when he lost his head?
He had earlier promised her that ‘I am ready to give my life for a life you love’.
60) Why was Carton so peaceful at the end?
He knew that the time of evil was passing. His friends would all live happily in London. When Lucie has a son, he will be named after Carton and that boy will have the chance to live the life that he, Carton, wanted to live but was unable to live due to his own tragic character flaw. Finally, he knew that it was a ‘far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.’
Chapter 29
54) Why could Miss Pross and Madame Defarge not understand exactly what the other said?
Miss Pross and Madame Defarge didn’t speak each other’s language.
55) Why did Miss Pross not want Madame Defarge to leave the house?
Defarge had discovered that the doctor and Lucie had already left; she therefore wanted to chase them down. Miss Pross knew that the longer she could keep Defarge in the house, the longer the doctor and Lucie had to make good their escape.
56) How did Madame Defarge die?
In the struggle, Defarge reached for her gun. Pross struck blindly at Defarge and in the panic and chaos Defarge discharged the gun, accidentally fatally wounding herself.
57) What injury did Miss Pross sustain as a result of the struggle?
She was deaf for life.
Chapter 28
53) On what pretext did Madame Defarge plan to have Lucie and Dr Manette arrested?
She planned to have the wood-cutter claim that he saw them both standing outside the prison every day, making signals to Darnay.
Chapter 27
52) How many people did Mr Lorry claim had gone to watch the guillotine that day?
Forty-two
Chapter 23
45) Who did the court claim was the third person to accuse Darnay of murder in addition to Madame and Monsieur Darfarge, and how had this happened?
Dr. Manette was the third accuser based on the evidence provided to the court in the form of his memoirs, which had earlier been discovered in his cell in The Bastille by Darfarge.
