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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the verdict rendered to Charles Darnay?
(a) He is returned to prison.
(b) He is sent to La Guillotine.
(c) He is to be quartered.
(d) He is found innocent and released.

2. What is the position of Solomon that Sydney Carton is most interested in?
(a) Solomon is an executioner using La Guillotine.
(b) Solomon is an ally of The Vengeance.
(c) Solomon is one of the prison guards.
(d) Solomon is a turnkey at the Conciergerie.

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

4. What is the unanimous vote at Charles' trial?
(a) Death within 24 hours
(b) Prison for life
(c) Exile
(d) Hanging in two weeks

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

6. What is Defarge's response when Charles Darnay asks him to contact Mr. Lorry at Tellson's Bank?
(a) Defarge says that he will do nothing for Charles.
(b) Defarge says that he will deliver the message himself.
(c) Defarge says that he will be glad to send Lorry a message.
(d) Defarge says nothing.

7. What is Solomon's secret identity in England?
(a) Stryver of Old Bailey
(b) The spy, Barsard
(c) The spy, Roger Cly
(d) Mr. Attorney General

8. What does Charles realize about the future peace of his family as he awaits execution?
(a) His family's peace depends upon his quiet fortitude.
(b) His family's peace depends upon a curse on his accusers.
(c) His family's peace depends upon his vow of vengeance.
(d) His family's peace depends upon his escape.

9. What is the first thing Charles does when he is put in his cell?
(a) He paces the floor, counting the cell's measurement.
(b) He writes a letter to his wife.
(c) He says a prayer.
(d) He writes a letter to Mr. Lorry.

10. Where does Defarge take Charles Darnay when he arrives at the gates of Paris?
(a) His wine shop
(b) A safe house
(c) The Bastille
(d) Prison of La Force

11. Who cries out Solomon's English identity when he sees Jerry and Miss Pross talking to him?
(a) Sydney Carton
(b) Doctor Manette
(c) Monsieur Lafarge
(d) Mr. Lorry

12. What is the outcome of the struggle between Madame Defarge and Miss Pross?
(a) Miss Pross is stabbed.
(b) Madame Defarge is stabbed.
(c) Madame Defarge is shot.
(d) Miss Pross is shot.

13. What bothers Lorry about the Defarges?
(a) Their lust for blood
(b) Their dreadful manner
(c) They seem too happy.
(d) Their ignorance

14. What is the matter in which Madame Defarge cannot trust her husband?
(a) She cannot trust him to remain true to her.
(b) She cannot trust him to execute Charles.
(c) She cannot trust him to be a traitor to the Republic.
(d) She cannot trust him to capture Lucie and her daughter for execution.

15. What startles Lucie as she sits in her home listening to her father tell Little Lucie a story?
(a) Footsteps on the stairs
(b) A rock thrown at the window
(c) A rap on the door
(d) A drum in the distance

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barsard tell a man who is ridiculing Evremonde as he rides in the death cart?

2. What is Madame Defarge plotting?

3. How many defenseless men and women held prisoner were killed during the four days Doctor Manette is away to help Charles?

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

5. What is the main source of evidence presented against Charles Darnay?

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