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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the three passengers in the coach relate to one another?

2. What becomes of the corrupt Court of France?

3. Chapter 3 What does Jerry ponder that every house, room, and heart in a city holds?

4. What does Defarge tell the grieving man who cries over the child that is killed by Monsieur the Marquis' carriage?

5. Where does Mr. Lorry decide to relocate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Chapter 14 Describe Jerry Cruncher's disreputable occupation.

2. Chapter 5 Describe the condition of the common people in France.

3. Chapter 22 Describe the fate of the old aristocrat, Foulon.

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

5. Chapter 1 Describe what families living in England in 1775 do if they travel away from their homes?

6. Chapter 7 Describe the cold heartedness of Marquis Evremonde in this chapter.

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

8. Chapter 3 Describe what Jerry is thinking as he looks upon the city during the night.

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

10. Chapter 11 How does Stryver describe Carton's future prospects?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) What is the message Dickens is trying to convey about life in France and England in the late 1700s?

2) Does he depict a realistic and relevant view of human nature through the actions of the character during the French Revolution?

3) Are the human qualities of each character true to life? Explain.

4) How do the characters convey the everyday struggles of life?

Essay Topic 2

1) Evaluate the relationship between Lucie and her father, Doctor Manette.

2) How does the doctor's past affect their relationship with one another?

3) What does Doctor Manette wish for Lucie's future?

4) How does Lucie feel about her father at the end of the novel?

5) Give examples from the story of how they interact with one another.

Essay Topic 3

1) What is the significance of the woman at the foot of the scaffold, watching Sydney face La Guillotine?

2) How does she envision the thoughts that Sydney is thinking?

3) As written by this woman, what future does Sydney envision for Lucie and her family?

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