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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Jerry's son tell him later in the evening?
(a) He is going to tell his mother what Jerry is up to.
(b) He wants to follow in his father's footsteps.
(c) He is going to the authorities about Jerry's secret trade.
(d) He is going to tell everyone what Jerry's secret trade is.

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

5. Chapter 21 What is the grief that strikes the Darnay household?
(a) Doctor Manette dies.
(b) Miss Pross leaves them.
(c) One of the children dies
(d) Mr. Lorry is arrested.

6. Who is the prisoner accused of treason?
(a) Charles Darnay
(b) Jerry Cruncher
(c) Mr. Lorry
(d) Doctor Manette

7. 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 give them a job.
(c) He would lend them money.
(d) He would sacrifice everything for them.

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

9. What is the prisoner's reaction as he waits before the large crowd to be tried?
(a) He is begging for mercy.
(b) He is blubbering.
(c) He is calm and attentive.
(d) He is crying and moaning.

10. Who owns a prosperous wine shop in Paris?
(a) Doctor Manette
(b) Mr. Tellson
(c) Jacques Defarge
(d) Jerry

11. Who does odd jobs for Tellson's Bank?
(a) Miss Pross
(b) Jerry Cruncher
(c) Doctor Manette
(d) Defarge's wife

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

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

14. Chapter 5 What are dozens of Parisians sipping off the ground before it soaks into the earth?
(a) Water
(b) Wine
(c) Whiskey
(d) Rum

15. What becomes of the corrupt Court of France?
(a) It lives on, oppressing the common people.
(b) Its loyal subjects make it thrive.
(c) It continues on but with less corruption.
(d) It is gone altogether.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 7 How many men does it take to serve the Monseigneur his chocolate every morning?

2. Who is guarding the Marquis' countryside chateau?

3. What is Monsieur Defarge's roll in the storming of the Bastille?

4. Where does Mr. Lorry decide to relocate?

5. Chapter 15 What is the gossip of the day at Defarge's wine shop?

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