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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Lorry observe about Doctor Manette after Lucie's wedding?
(a) Manette seems overjoyed.
(b) Manette looks like he was struck with a poisoned blow.
(c) Manette seems too happy.
(d) Manette is relieved that Lucie is gone.

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

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

5. What advice does Stryver give to Carton?
(a) To move away from the area
(b) To learn how to speak French
(c) To find a better career
(d) To find a respectable woman who owns property

6. Chapter 7 How many men does it take to serve the Monseigneur his chocolate every morning?
(a) Three
(b) Two
(c) Four
(d) Five

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

8. What is the reason for the prisoner's acquittal?
(a) Many witnesses for his behalf
(b) The confession of a stranger
(c) Inability to identify him
(d) A letter from the king

9. Who is the prisoner's counsel?
(a) Mr. Stryver
(b) Mr. Barsard
(c) Mr. Lorry
(d) Mr. Carton

10. What steps does Foulon take to protect himself from the revolutionaries?
(a) He stages his own death.
(b) He lives in a cave.
(c) He hides in the mountains.
(d) He leaves the country.

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

12. Chapter 15 What is the gossip of the day at Defarge's wine shop?
(a) The talk is about Lucie Manette's suitor.
(b) The talk is about Marquis Evremonde's heir.
(c) Everyone is talking about the man who was seen underneath Marquis Evremonde's carriage.
(d) The talk is about the Marquis refusing to buy a gravestone.

13. What does Defarge take to the King and Queen about Marquis Evremonde's murderer?
(a) The dagger used to stab the Marquis
(b) Evidence against the murderer
(c) A petition on the murderer's behalf
(d) The body of the Marquis

14. Chapter 18 What is the condition of Doctor Manette when Charles leaves his room on Lucie's wedding day?
(a) Deathly pale
(b) Excited but nervous
(c) Nervous and fidgety
(d) Vibrant and happy

15. How does Charles feel about Lucie Manette?
(a) He finds her annoying.
(b) He loves her completely.
(c) He views her as a sister.
(d) She is only a friend to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people does Miss Pross tell Mr. Lorry come calling for Miss Lucie?

2. Chapter 23 How do the common people of France feel about the aristocracy?

3. What is the physical and emotional condition of Doctor Manette?

4. Chapter 12 Why does Stryver visit Mr. Lorry at Tellson's bank?

5. What does Doctor Manette proceed to do after his daughter's wedding?

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