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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 2 What is the name of the hill that the Dover mail carriage is struggling to climb through the mud?
(a) Dover Hill
(b) Tellson's Hill
(c) Shooter's Hill
(d) Dover Rise

2. What does Defarge tell the grieving man who cries over the child that is killed by Monsieur the Marquis' carriage?
(a) Defarge tells the grieving man that his child is in heaven now.
(b) Defarge tells the grieving man that he now has one less mouth to feed.
(c) Defarge tells the grieving man that he can have other children.
(d) Defarge tells the grieving man that the child is better off dying without pain than living a life full of pain.

3. Chapter 14 What is Jerry Cruncher's secret trade?
(a) He is a bandit.
(b) He is a grave robber.
(c) He is a spy.
(d) He is a sheep smuggler.

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

5. What does Stryver say to Mr. Lorry about the advice Lorry gives him?
(a) He tells him that he doesn't agree with the advice.
(b) He thanks Mr. Lorry, asking him not to mention it again.
(c) Stryver tells Lorry that he never wants to see him again.
(d) Stryver tells Lorry that he is an empty-headed scoundrel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 5 What are dozens of Parisians sipping off the ground before it soaks into the earth?

2. Why are families in England cautioned to put their furniture in storage if they travel out of town?

3. What does Jerry's son tell him later in the evening?

4. What does the newlywed's visitor ask of Charles?

5. What does Carton say he would do for Lucie and anyone dear to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Chapter 13 Summarize Carton's final comments to Lucie in this chapter.

2. Chapter 21 What is the golden thread that Dickens uses in the first paragraph of this chapter?

3. Chapter 20 Explain the request Sydney Carton makes of Charles Darnay while at the home of Doctor Manette.

4. Chapter 15 Explain the meaning of registering the chateau and all its descendants.

5. Chapter 8 Summarize the comment Defarge makes to the grieving father who holds his dead child in his hands.

6. Chapter 10 What is Charles Darnay's purpose in visiting Doctor Manette?

7. Chapter 18 Describe the great concern Miss Pross and Mr. Lorry have for Doctor Manette after Lucie's wedding.

8. Chapter3 Explain why Charles Darnay is acquitted of his accused crime.

9. Chapter 19 What does Mr. Lorry decide will be beneficial to Doctor Manette's mental condition?

10. Chapter 5 Describe the metaphorical relationship between Mr. Stryver and Sydney Carton.

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