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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lorry do with Doctor Manette's shoemaking implements?
(a) Helps the doctor polish the shoemaking tools
(b) Replaces them with new ones
(c) Donates them to charity
(d) Destroys them

2. What does a woman ask the Marquis to provide for her husband?
(a) A warm meal
(b) A job
(c) A pair of shoes
(d) A gravestone

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

4. Who is guarding the Marquis' countryside chateau?
(a) Sydney
(b) Charles
(c) Doctor Manette
(d) Gabelle

5. Where does Doctor Manette go two weeks after Lucie's wedding?
(a) He goes on a vacation with Mr. Lorry.
(b) He goes for a hike in the mountains.
(c) He goes to visit the newlyweds.
(d) He goes to a medical conference in London.

6. What does Carton confess to Lucie when he visits her?
(a) He is stupid and foolhardy.
(b) He is inspired by his love for her.
(c) He is saddened by his love for Miss Pross.
(d) He will never give up trying to get her.

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

8. What does Doctor Manette tell Lucie he thought about as he looked at the moon while in prison?
(a) He thought about the child he had never seen.
(b) He thought about revenge on those who imprisoned him.
(c) He thought about returning to his medical practice.
(d) He thought about escape.

9. What becomes of the Marquis' chateau?
(a) It burns to the ground.
(b) It is reconstructed by the common people.
(c) It deteriorates through the years.
(d) It becomes a convent.

10. Who does the Marquis look for when he arrives home?
(a) His wife
(b) His nephew, Charles
(c) His cousin, Jerry
(d) His children

11. What is the punishment for forgers, thieves, and counterfeiters?
(a) Cutting off a hand
(b) Going to a labor camp
(c) Death
(d) Imprisonment

12. What is in the letter that Gabelle sends to Charles Darnay?
(a) A request for money
(b) A request that Charles rescue him from prison
(c) A request for a new home
(d) A request for employment

13. Chapter 1 Describe Tellson's Bank.
(a) A tiny place with dingy windows
(b) A large bank with huge oak doors
(c) A large, austere bank
(d) A moderate sized bank with shiny floors

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 14 What is Jerry Cruncher's secret trade?

2. What is a typical condition of the common people in France?

3. What type of person is Miss Proust's brother, Solomon?

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

5. Chapter 20 Who is the first person to visit the newlyweds when they return home?

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