A Tale of Two Cities Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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A Tale of Two Cities Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the year the story is taking place?
(a) 1875
(b) 1776
(c) 1876
(d) 1775

2. What does the newlywed's visitor ask of Charles?
(a) He asks for French lessons.
(b) He asks to be his friend.
(c) He asks for a loan.
(d) He asks for a recommendation to Cambridge.

3. What does Charles decide to do about his future inheritance?
(a) He makes plans to spend his inheritance.
(b) He plans to use his inheritance to further his social standing.
(c) He denounces it.
(d) He decides to take his inheritance and move away.

4. Chapter 6 What is Doctor Manette doing for a living which is far below a medical practice?
(a) Delivering groceries
(b) Making shoes
(c) Shoveling manure
(d) Milking cows

5. What is the condition of Doctor Manette at this time?
(a) He is gradually becoming well.
(b) He remains weak and sickly.
(c) He is fully recovered and energetic.
(d) He is senile and grumpy.

6. Chapter 8 What does the man hanging onto Marquis Evremonde's carriage do?
(a) He jumps into the river.
(b) He grabs the horse's reins.
(c) He screams that the Marquis is a murderer.
(d) He attacks the Marquis.

7. Chapter 10 What does Charles Darnay choose as a career?
(a) A foreign diplomat
(b) A tutor of French literature and language
(c) A wine master
(d) A soldier for the King

8. What does Doctor Manette proceed to do after his daughter's wedding?
(a) Sees to patients
(b) Make shoes
(c) Goes to bed
(d) Takes a drink

9. What is the fate of old Foulon?
(a) The crowd stuffs grass in his mouth, pummels him, drags him, stabs him, and hangs him.
(b) He falls into the river and drowns.
(c) He is killed by wild animals in the wilderness.
(d) He dies of starvation.

10. Chapter 3 What does Jerry ponder that every house, room, and heart in a city holds?
(a) Its own secret
(b) Happy families
(c) Sad families
(d) Smiling children

11. Who owns a prosperous wine shop in Paris?
(a) Mr. Tellson
(b) Jerry
(c) Doctor Manette
(d) Jacques Defarge

12. What is the first thing Doctor Manette recognizes about his daughter?
(a) Her lips
(b) Her eyes
(c) The shape of her mouth
(d) Her hair

13. What type of person is Miss Proust's brother, Solomon?
(a) A heartless scoundrel
(b) A sad, depressed man
(c) A loving brother
(d) A loyal Englishman

14. What does Jerry's son tell him later in the evening?
(a) He is going to the authorities about Jerry's secret trade.
(b) He is going to tell everyone what Jerry's secret trade is.
(c) He wants to follow in his father's footsteps.
(d) He is going to tell his mother what Jerry is up to.

15. Who does Charles Darnay find attractive?
(a) Mrs. Defarge
(b) Miss Lorry
(c) Miss Pross
(d) Lucie Manette

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 4 Who visits Lorry the day after he arrives at the Royal George Hotel?

2. Chapter 16 Who is the spy that is commissioned for Defarge's neighborhood?

3. What is the message that Mr. Lorry sends back to a lady in Dover?

4. Who does Dickens describe as the idlest and most unpromising man?

5. How many people does Miss Pross tell Mr. Lorry come calling for Miss Lucie?

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