Hi Everyone!! This article will share The Switch Questions & Answers.
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The Switch Questions & Answers
Question 1: What was the Hour? How did Darnay prepare for it?
Answer: The Hour was the time chosen for Darnay to be executed. It was set for three in the morning. Darnay prepared for it by telling himself that he was due to be executed at two o’clock in the morning to strengthen himself.
Question 2: Who entered Darnay’s cell? Why did Darnay dread his appearance?
Answer: Sydney Carton entered Darnay’s cell. Darnay was shocked by Carton’s appearance as he took Carton to be an apparition.
Question 3: Why did Darnay believe Carton had come to see him? Why did Carton not correct him?
Answer: Darnay believed that Carton had come to see him to convey a message from his wife. Carton did not correct him as he wanted to save Darnay’s life.
Question 4: What did Carton do to ensure that nobody would suspect that a switch had taken place?
Answer: When Carton entered the cell, he asked Darnay to disguise himself as Carton. Carton then sat at the desk hiding his face and called the guards to carry the visitor away.
Question 5: How did Carton know the switch had worked?
Answer: Carton knew that the switch had worked as no alarm was raised after Darnay had been taken away.
Question 6: The hour had passed like most other hours. What does this line tell us about Darnay’s state of mind?
Answer: This line indicates that Darnay was a strong man who was determined to face his fate with dignity.
Question 7: ‘……….an invention of his imagination.’ What does ‘invention’ refer to? Of whose invention is it?
Answer: ‘Invention’ here refers to the appearance of Carton. Darnay mistook him to be apparition.
Question 8: “A strong appeal……….You must comply with it.” What was the “strong appeal”? Was the messenger being truthful?
Answer: The strong appeal was the excuse Carton made up to be in Darnay’s cell, which was sent through his wife. He was not being truthful with Darnay.
Question 9: Darnay sprang up with a reproachful look. Why did Darnay look reproachful?
Answer: Darnay looked reproachful as he knew Carton was using some sort of drug on him. He had guessed that Carton had come to see him with escape plan.
So, these were The Switch Questions & Answers.