Understanding Social and Historical Setting
1. What are the conditions in England in 1775?

2. What event does Dickens refer to in messages from a "congress of British subjects in America?"

3. What are the conditions in France in 1775?

4. What are the resemblances between England and France in 1775?

5. Who were the rulers of England and France in 1775?

6. What comment does Dickens make about his own time, the time of the writing?