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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How do the three passengers in the coach relate to one another?
(a) They are business partners.
(b) They are mysteries to each other.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They are life long friends.

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

6. Chapter 23 How do the common people of France feel about the aristocracy?
(a) They believe the aristocracy has squeezed everything they can from the common people.
(b) They believe the aristocracy will share their wealth with them.
(c) They believe the aristocracy is their only hope for survival.
(d) They have faith in the aristocracy.

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

8. Chapter 6 What is Doctor Manette doing for a living which is far below a medical practice?
(a) Milking cows
(b) Delivering groceries
(c) Shoveling manure
(d) Making shoes

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

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

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

12. What is the commotion at the Marquis' home after dinner with Charles?
(a) The Marquis falls down the stairs.
(b) The Marquis has an argument with his wife.
(c) The Marquis is stabbed through the heart.
(d) The Marquis argues with Gabelle.

13. Chapter 2 What is the punishment for treason?
(a) Exile
(b) Life in prison
(c) Hanging
(d) Quartering

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

15. What news does the spy relate to Defarge?
(a) Gaspard's body was thrown in the river.
(b) Dr. Manette's daughter is to marry Stryver.
(c) Lucie is to be married to Charles Darnay.
(d) Dr. Manette's daughter is to marry Carton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are families in England cautioned to put their furniture in storage if they travel out of town?

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

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

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

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

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