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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Chapter 22 What does old Foulon tell the starving people to do?
(a) Beg for food
(b) Steal bread from the rich
(c) Ask for mercy
(d) Eat grass

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

4. 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 invite him on vacation with him.
(c) He visits Lorry to tell him about his upcoming plans.
(d) He visits Lorry to invite him out for a drink.

5. Chapter 5 What do most men do as a pastime during the time the story is taking place?
(a) Play cards
(b) Play chess
(c) Go for long walks
(d) Drink heavily

6. What type of person is Miss Proust's brother, Solomon?
(a) A heartless scoundrel
(b) A loving brother
(c) A loyal Englishman
(d) A sad, depressed man

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

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

9. What does Lucie pray as she watches her father sleep?
(a) She prays that he will let her get on with her own life.
(b) She prays that he will never die.
(c) She prays that she can always be true to him.
(d) She prays that she will be a good daughter.

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

11. 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 he now has one less mouth to feed.
(b) Defarge tells the grieving man that he can have other children.
(c) Defarge tells the grieving man that his child is in heaven now.
(d) Defarge tells the grieving man that the child is better off dying without pain than living a life full of pain.

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

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

14. Chapter 20 Who is the first person to visit the newlyweds when they return home?
(a) Mr. Lorry
(b) Doctor Manette
(c) Miss Pross
(d) Sydney Carton

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What becomes of the Marquis' chateau?

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

4. What does Carton say he would do for Lucie and anyone dear to her?

5. Chapter 1 What is the physical appearance of the Kings and Queens of England and France?

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