TTC BOOK 1 - Recalled to Life - Study Guide Solved Exam 2023 Update

TTC BOOK 1 - Recalled to Life - Study Guide Solved Exam 2023 Update What is the title of chapter 1? - ANS-"The Period" What is the significance of the first chapter's title? (The Period) - ANS-This is referring to the current time when Dickens is writing the serial novel, and he wrote it in 1859 What is the setting of chapter 1? Time and Place - ANS-The time period is the year 1775 smack dab in the middle of the french revolution, the place is both England and France CHAP1Q1- What is the "present period" Dickens refers to in the first paragraph? - ANSDickens is referring to the time period in which he is writing the serial novel, in this case he wrote the first chapter in 1859. CHAP1Q2- Who is "the King with a large jaw and [the] queen with a plain face" in England? - ANS-He is referring to the King and Queen of England in 1775, King George III and Queen Charlotte, respectively. CHAP1Q3 - Who is "the King with a large jaw and [the] Queen with a fair face" in France? - ANS-Dickens is referring to the King and Queen of FRANCE in 1775, King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette. CHAP1Q4 - As what is Fate personified? - ANS-Fate is personified as a Woodsman, chopping wood to be used for the guillotine which will kill many people. CHAP1Q5 - As what is Death personified? - ANS-Death is personified as a Father who yields the tumbrels used to transport prisoners to the guillotine. CHAP1Q6 - In what year does the novel begin? - ANS-The year 1775 (One thousand seven hundred and seventy-five) CHAP1Q7 - To what does "a certain moveable framework" mean? - ANS-This quote is referring to the Woodsman supporting wood for the guillotine. The guillotine is the moveable framework. CHAP1Q8 - Describe what life was like in France at this time. - ANS-In France, life was bad for the peasants and good for the nobles. There was high punishment for petty crime and the royals spent money without care, and pay no attention to the growing tension and poor straits of the common folk. (Find Dickens description on page 10 par. 2) "...with such human achievements as sentencing a youth to have his hands cut off, his tongue torn out with pincers, and his body burned alive, because he had not kneeled Continues...