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a Tale of Two Cities Book 1  Chapters 1-4  I Dickens describes england and france in 1775. How does he compare them? (1) Both are ruled by kings who enjoy divine right and appear to believe the status quo is not only unimpeachable but everlasting as well  2. Both kings are described as having large aws;what is Dickens telling us about them?(1) They appear to be interchangeable and full of empty talk. He implies that they are stupid men who are out of touch with the real world inhabited by their subjects  Why are the Dover mail drivers and passengers so apprehensive of each other? (2) They all fear robbery and murder by highwaymen and that one of them may even be an accomplice  4. How does dickens describe human beings?(3) We are a secret and a mystery to each other, even those we love  5. Explain the meaning of recalled to A man has been released after 18 years in prison in france  6. Identify Jarvis Lorry. (4) Mr. Lorry is an elderly gentleman from Tellsons Bank in london he brought lucie manette to England after her mothers death. but he has not seen her since  7. Why does Lucie faint upon hearing Mr Lorrys story?(4) She learns her father is alive and has been in prison for eighteen years while she though he was dead. She and Mr Lorry are to bring him to England. This information is quite a shock to her  Chapters 5-6