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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 16 Who is the spy that is commissioned for Defarge's neighborhood?
(a) John Barsard
(b) Doctor Manette
(c) Roger Cly
(d) Charles Darnay

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

3. Chapter 1 What is the physical appearance of the Kings and Queens of England and France?
(a) The kings have large jaws and the queens have plain faces
(b) The kings are short and the queens are obese.
(c) The kings have large noses and the queens have big mouths.
(d) The kings are stout and the queens are thin.

4. Chapter 11 What does Stryver confess to Carton after a night of carousing?
(a) He intends to marry Lucie.
(b) He is moving to Paris.
(c) He is joining the King's guard.
(d) He intends to marry Miss Pross.

5. What are Mr. Carton's feelings toward Charles Darnay?
(a) He is very fond of him.
(b) He hopes to become a good friend of his.
(c) He hates him.
(d) He finds him to be intelligent.

6. What does it mean when Defarge and his followers register the inhabitants of the Marquis' chateau?
(a) Add them as favorite customers
(b) Mark them for death
(c) Add them to the list of wine deliveries
(d) Invite them to the yearly wine tasting

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

8. Who does Dickens describe as the idlest and most unpromising man?
(a) Charles Darnay
(b) Doctor Manette
(c) Sydney Carton
(d) Mr. Stryver

9. While Jerry is dreaming, what does he continue to understand as a spectre?
(a) How long he was buried
(b) How long he has wandered the earth
(c) Who he is here to see
(d) What he wants

10. What is the name of the intruder who stops at the mail carriage, asking for Mr. Jarvis Lorry?
(a) Jerry
(b) Miss Dover
(c) Mr. Tellson
(d) Mrs. Hill

11. What is Monsieur Defarge's roll in the storming of the Bastille?
(a) He is not involved.
(b) He holds the flag.
(c) He gives supplies to the army.
(d) He is a cannonier.

12. Chapter 4 Who does the acquitted prisoner dine with after the trial?
(a) Mr. Lorry
(b) Doctor Manette
(c) Mr. Stryver
(d) Mr. Carton

13. Chapter 13 How does Sydney Carton feel when he visits the Manettes?
(a) Grumpy and argumentative
(b) Serious and stern
(c) Jovial
(d) Despondent and morose

14. Chapter 12 Why does Stryver visit Mr. Lorry at Tellson's bank?
(a) He visits Lorry to tell him about his upcoming plans.
(b) He visits Lorry to invite him out for a drink.
(c) He visits Lorry to tell him the latest gossip.
(d) He visits Lorry to invite him on vacation with him.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Doctor Manette tell Lucie he thought about as he looked at the moon while in prison?

3. What is Mr. Lorry's reaction to Stryver's upcoming plans?

4. Chapter 9 How does Charles Darnay react to dining with Marquis Evremonde?

5. Where does Doctor Manette go two weeks after Lucie's wedding?

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