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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the common view of Jerry's secret trade?
(a) It is disreputable.
(b) It is something to be proud of.
(c) It is a good way to get ahead.
(d) It is something of value.

2. 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.

3. Chapter 22 What does old Foulon tell the starving people to do?
(a) Beg for food
(b) Steal bread from the rich
(c) Ask for mercy
(d) Eat grass

4. What does Lucie request of her husband regarding Mr. Carton?
(a) She asks that he disregard Mr. Carton's faults.
(b) She asks him to give Mr. Carton a job.
(c) She asks that he never speak to Mr. Carton again.
(d) She asks him to pay Carton to go away.

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

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

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

8. Why are families in England cautioned to put their furniture in storage if they travel out of town?
(a) Fires are a source of worry.
(b) Mice run rampant if no one is in the house.
(c) Burglaries take place every night.
(d) The constant rainfall can cause the house to flood.

9. Chapter 6 Where are Doctor Manette's lodgings located?
(a) In Paris
(b) Near Soho square on a quiet street corner
(c) Outside of London
(d) Near Trafalgar Square

10. What does Carton say he would do for Lucie and anyone dear to her?
(a) He would lend them money.
(b) He would give them a job.
(c) He would sacrifice everything for them.
(d) He would teach them the ways of the world.

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

12. Chapter 9 How does Charles Darnay react to dining with Marquis Evremonde?
(a) Charles enjoys the meal thoroughly.
(b) Charles enjoys the pleasant conversations with the Marquis.
(c) Charles always looks foreword to dining with the Marquis.
(d) Charles considers it an unpleasant encounter.

13. What is the relationship Carton has with Stryver?
(a) Carton is Stryver's enemy.
(b) Carton is Stryver's cousin.
(c) Carton is Stryver's brother-in-law.
(d) Carton is Stryver's ally.

14. Who revives Miss Manette with smelling salts after she faints?
(a) The messenger
(b) Mr. Lorry
(c) Jerry
(d) Miss Pross

15. What does the Monseigneur believe the world was made for?
(a) The earth and its fullness are his.
(b) The world is for the wild animals.
(c) The world is for all the people.
(d) The earth's riches are for the downtrodden.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Chapter 19 How does Mr. Lorry begin his conversation with Doctor Manette on the tenth day after Lucie's wedding?

3. What does Madame Defarge do in her usual spot in the wine shop?

4. What does Mr. Lorry observe about Doctor Manette after Lucie's wedding?

5. What does Carton confess to Lucie when he visits her?

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