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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main source of evidence presented against Charles Darnay?
(a) An eyewitness
(b) A letter written in the prison of the Bastille
(c) A traitorous letter written by Charles
(d) An incriminating weapon with Charles' initials imprinted on it

2. What has the wood-sawyer named his saw?
(a) My Sharp Razor
(b) My Dear Livelihood
(c) My Little Shaver
(d) My Little Guillotine

3. What does Mr. Lorry tell Lucie before he leaves her lodging?
(a) He tells her to have courage.
(b) He tells her that she will have to find a new hiding place.
(c) He tells her to go back to England immediately.
(d) He tells her all is lost.

4. What does Darnay tell Doctor Manette about the evidence brought against him in court?
(a) He tells Manette not to feel guilty about it.
(b) He tells Manette that he was a fool to write the letter.
(c) He tells Manette that Lucie will never forgive him.
(d) He tells Manette that the conviction is his entire fault.

5. What does the audience yell out as Darnay's name is called?
(a) Let him rot in prison.
(b) Show mercy.
(c) Take off his head.
(d) Set him free.

6. Where does Sydney Carton stop on the morning after Charles' trial?
(a) The Defarge's wine shop
(b) Jerry Cruncher's lodgings
(c) The prison
(d) La Guillotine

7. What becomes of the King of France in this new era of Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, and Death?
(a) The king is imprisoned for life.
(b) The king is exile.
(c) The king is tried, doomed, and beheaded.
(d) The king escapes to England for safety.

8. Who accompanies Mr. Lorry to go see Lucie?
(a) Jerry, Monsieur Defarge, and the Vengeance
(b) Monsieur Defarge, Madame Defarge, and the Vengeance
(c) Monsieur Defarge, the Vengeance, and Carton
(d) Madame Defarge, the Vengeance, and Carton

9. Why do men and women gather in the courtyard to sharpen weapons on the grindstone?
(a) They are slaughtering cattle.
(b) They are preparing for an invasion.
(c) They are sharpening weapons for the king's soldiers.
(d) They are killing the prisoners.

10. Who does Doctor Manette go to see after delivering his news to Lucie?
(a) Miss Pross
(b) Monsieur Defarge
(c) Mr. Lorry
(d) The Vengeance

11. What does the evidence against Charles call up in the crowd at the trial?
(a) Their own past offenses
(b) A passion for vengeance
(c) Sympathy for Charles
(d) Mercy for the prisoners

12. What does Madame Defarge carry inside her coat as she walks through the streets of Paris?
(a) A pistol and a dagger
(b) A flag of the Republic
(c) Her knitting
(d) A vile of poison

13. What do the people of the city have to say about Sydney Carton's execution at La Guillotine?
(a) He is the most prayerful of all the executed.
(b) He is the most hysterical man ever to face La Guillotine
(c) He is the most fearful of all the condemned.
(d) He is the most peaceful man ever to be executed.

14. What are Carton's true feelings about Mr. Lorry?
(a) He views Mr. Lorry as a weakling and coward.
(b) He sees Mr. Lorry as a self-centered aristocrat.
(c) He sees Mr. Lorry as a useless fool.
(d) He sees Mr. Lorry as a good man and true friend.

15. What is the question that Miss Pross has for Doctor Manette?
(a) When will a new king rule France?
(b) How can she go about joining the patriots' cause?
(c) When will they be able to go back to England?
(d) Will they be able to become citizens of France?

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the verdict rendered to Charles Darnay?

2. Who is Mr. Lorry amazed to see come through the door of Tellson's Bank in Paris?

3. What is the position of Solomon that Sydney Carton is most interested in?

4. Why do Lucie and Charles not hire a housekeeper?

5. How does Carton manage to get Charles out of his prison cell?

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