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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks with the correct words from within the brackets.

   1. The shoemaker looked aged and weak because of his long years in _________________ (hospital / prison)
   2. The shoemaker said that his name was _________________ (Dr Manette / One hundred and Five, North Tower)
   3. The only one work that the old man seemed to be conscious of was _________________ (shoemaking / writing)
   4. The shoemaker was making a _________________ (lady's shoe / boot)
   5. The fair young face at the prison was that of Dr Manette's _________________ (wife / daughter)
2. 2.

   "I can't say that I mean to. I suppose so. I don't know."

   1. Who is the speaker? Who is being spoken to?
   2. What is the topic of discussion?
   3. Why does the speaker say, 'I don't know'?
3. 3.

   "You are not a shoemaker by trade?"

   1. Who asked this question and why?
   2. What was the answer?
   3. How did the person spoken to, learn the trade?
4. 4.

   "I have unquesionably seen, for a single moment, the face that I once knew so well."

   1. Who saw the face?
   2. Whose face was it?
   3. Why could the speaker see it only for a single moment?
5. 5.

   Describe the physical appearance of Dr Manette.
6. 6.

   How do we know that the old man's health had been neglected for a long time?