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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the newlywed's visitor ask of Charles?
(a) He asks for a loan.
(b) He asks for French lessons.
(c) He asks for a recommendation to Cambridge.
(d) He asks to be his friend.

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

3. What does Defarge tell the grieving man who cries over the child that is killed by Monsieur the Marquis' carriage?
(a) Defarge tells the grieving man that his child is in heaven now.
(b) Defarge tells the grieving man that he can have other children.
(c) Defarge tells the grieving man that the child is better off dying without pain than living a life full of pain.
(d) Defarge tells the grieving man that he now has one less mouth to feed.

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

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

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

7. What does Madame Defarge do in her usual spot in the wine shop?
(a) Gossips to customers
(b) Reads
(c) Bottles wine
(d) Knits

8. What is the fate of old Foulon?
(a) The crowd stuffs grass in his mouth, pummels him, drags him, stabs him, and hangs him.
(b) He is killed by wild animals in the wilderness.
(c) He falls into the river and drowns.
(d) He dies of starvation.

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

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

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

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

13. What is a typical condition of the common people in France?
(a) Abundance
(b) Disease
(c) Hunger
(d) Alcoholism

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

15. How many people does Miss Pross tell Mr. Lorry come calling for Miss Lucie?
(a) Hundreds
(b) None
(c) Ten
(d) Three

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the message that Mr. Lorry sends back to a lady in Dover?

2. What does Defarge take to the King and Queen about Marquis Evremonde's murderer?

3. Chapter 4 Who does the acquitted prisoner dine with after the trial?

4. Who does Charles Darnay find attractive?

5. What steps does Foulon take to protect himself from the revolutionaries?

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