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A Tale of Two Cities was written by the famous English writer Charles Dickens. The tale is mainly about the French Revolution in 1789, where the poor rose up against the king and the nobles. Dickens showed deep sympathy for the poor and deep hatred for the cruelty of the upper class, though he wrote quite a lot about the love triangle between Lucie, Charles and Sydney.

In this novel, Dickens wrote some lively characters like Sydney and those crazy revolutionaries. In this tale, we can't see any absolute roles. Charles, though he's a brave and good man, obviously he hasn't as much ability as Sydney. Sydney, a typical tragic man, a man like him, usually has great ability. But he has some weak points on characters and the worst is that he always loves a woman he shouldn't love and 99.99% die for her at last in an extremely heroic or tragic way. The revolutionaries are not as full of justice as usual. They get mad when they can get revenge for their unfair treatment. The fire of hatred burns everything. When they're at the bottom of the society, they're calling for justice, for fair treatment, for freedom, but when they're in charge of the society, their world is up-side-down. They hate everything that is connected to the very people against them, even including Charles' wife, Dr. Manette's daughter. So _ have no difference from those former governors at heart.

Though Dickens told us how the authority is recycling over and over again in some way, the novel is about something good. Love from Sydney to Lucie is one of the only few bright points in the novel and it's really great. A man can sacrifice his life to save his lover's husband. He doesn't have any personal purpose and just for his lover's happiness. So Dickens may imply us, only love can solve the problems between people, between the poor and the rich, love is everything.
1. who are some of the main characters in the book?
2. in what book?
3. I dickens from Australia?
4. what does he think of the poor?
5. during what historic time period?
6. are the revolutionaries full of justice?
7. what happens when they are in charge?
8. is Charles a brave man?
9. what is one of the bright points in the novel?
10. how do the revolutionaries feel about Charle's wife?
11. what does DIckens think of the upper class?

Numbered answers:
1. Sydney and Lucie
2. A Tale of Two Cities
3. no
4. he writes about the poor rising up
5. the French Revolution in 1789
6. no
7. their world is up-side-down
8. yes
9. Love from Sydney to Lucie
10. they hate her
11. he showed deep hatred for the cruelty of the upper class

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CHAPTER XXI

OFF FOR THE MINING DISTRICT

While Jack Wumble was off attending to his private business the three Rover boys took a stroll through Denver.

The city was different from any they had visited, and their walk was full of interest.

Coming to a store in the window of which were exhibited a number of Indian curiosities, the boys halted to examine the objects, when Tom uttered a sudden cry.

"Look, Dick! There is Bradner inside!"

"Yes, and Dan Baxter is with him!" returned the elder brother quickly. "Here's luck, surely!"

"Will you have them locked up?" asked Sam.

"To be sure--if we can."

The boys looked around for a policeman, but none happened to be in sight.

"Run and see if you can find one," said Dick to Sam. "Tom and I can watch the pair."

At once Sam made off. But policemen were not numerous, and it took quite some time to locate one and explain what was wanted.

In the meantime Dan Baxter had caught sight of Tom and told Bradner of his discovery.

Boy and man came out of the store in a great hurry. They were about to run off when Dick caught Bradner by the arm, while his brother halted the former bully of Putnam Hall.

"Let go of me!" hissed Bradner, and as Dick paid no attention he aimed a blow for the youth's head. But Dick "had been there before," and dodged, and the force of his effort nearly took the rascal off his feet. Before he could recover Dick had him down on his back and was sitting on his chest.
1. What was Wumble off doing?
2. What were the Rover boys doing?
3. Where they bored with their walk?
4. What was in the shop window?
5. What did Tom see inside?
6. Who was Bradner with?
7. Did they want them in jail?
8. Who did they need to do that?
9. Did they find one quickly?
10. Were there a lot of cops around?
11. Who did Baxter see?
12. Who grabbed Bradner?
13. Who was sitting on his chest?
14. How many Rover boys were there?

Numbered answers:
1. attending to business
2. taking a stroll
3. no
4. Indian curiosities
5. Bradner
6. Dan Baxter
7. yes
8. a policeman
9. no
10. no
11. Tom
12. Dick
13. Dick
14. three

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The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or U of C) is a private research university in Chicago. The university, established in 1890, consists of The College, various graduate programs, interdisciplinary committees organized into four academic research divisions and seven professional schools. Beyond the arts and sciences, Chicago is also well known for its professional schools, which include the Pritzker School of Medicine, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, the Law School, the School of Social Service Administration, the Harris School of Public Policy Studies, the Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies and the Divinity School. The university currently enrolls approximately 5,000 students in the College and around 15,000 students overall.

University of Chicago scholars have played a major role in the development of various academic disciplines, including: the Chicago school of economics, the Chicago school of sociology, the law and economics movement in legal analysis, the Chicago school of literary criticism, the Chicago school of religion, and the behavioralism school of political science. Chicago's physics department helped develop the world's first man-made, self-sustaining nuclear reaction beneath the university's Stagg Field. Chicago's research pursuits have been aided by unique affiliations with world-renowned institutions like the nearby Fermilab and Argonne National Laboratory, as well as the Marine Biological Laboratory. The university is also home to the University of Chicago Press, the largest university press in the United States. With an estimated completion date of 2020, the Barack Obama Presidential Center will be housed at the university and include both the Obama presidential library and offices of the Obama Foundation.
1. When was teh University established?
2. How many professionals schools is it organized into?
3. How many students are enrolled?
4. and in the college?
5. What is the University home to?
6. Is that a small press?
7. What will be completed in 2020?
8. where will that be?
9. What will be there?
10. Does the University have a medical school?
11. A law school?
Numbered answers:
1. 1890
2. seven
3. 15,000
4. 5,000
5. University of Chicago Press,
6. No, it is the largest university press in the United States.
7. the Barack Obama Presidential Center
8. It will be housed at the university
9. both the Obama presidential library and offices of the Obama Foundation.
10. Yes, the Pritzker School of Medicine
11. Yes