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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Solomon blame for his secret identity being exposed?
(a) Lucie
(b) His sister, Miss Pross
(c) The Vengeance
(d) Doctor Manette

2. What is Mr. Lorry's plan for the safe departure of Lucie, her daughter, her father, her husband, Miss Pross, and Jerry Cruncher?
(a) His plan is for all of them to hike through the mountains.
(b) His plan is for Miss Pross and Jerry to leave in a separate carriage after the rest of them.
(c) His plan is for them to take a boat down the river.
(d) His plan is for all of them to cram into one carriage.

3. What is Darnay's first impression of the imprisoned men and women?
(a) They appear helpful to each other.
(b) They appear cheerful and well fed.
(c) He sees hope in their eyes.
(d) He sees them as ghosts.

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

5. What reaction does Lucie have when she sees men and women dancing the Carmagnole?
(a) Lucie sees the dance as way for the people to forget their suffering.
(b) Lucie sees the dance as frivolous and a waste of time.
(c) Lucie sees the dance a good omen.
(d) Lucie sees the dance as something once innocent, turned cruel and ugly.

6. Who denounces Charles Darnay, causing him to be arrested once again?
(a) Jerry Cruncher
(b) The owner of Tellson's Bank
(c) Citizen and Citizeness Defarge
(d) The Vengeance

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

8. What becomes of the first fifteen prisoners to go in front of the Tribunal before Charles?
(a) All are sent beck to their cells.
(b) They are all condemned.
(c) Half are condemned and half set free.
(d) All are released.

9. What does Carton tell Mr. Lorry about taking Lucie, her father, and her daughter out of Paris?
(a) He tells Lorry to stay in Paris if the trip seems too dangerous.
(b) He tells Lorry to leave the doctor behind if it is necessary.
(c) He tells Lorry to delay the trip if something goes wrong.
(d) He tells Lorry not to delay the trip for any reason.

10. What does Madame Defarge find when she reaches her destination?
(a) There are two dead bodies on the floor.
(b) The place is in disarray, as if someone left hastily.
(c) The place is crowded with Republicans.
(d) The floors are covered in blood.

11. What does Madame Defarge reveal about her past?
(a) She was actually born in England.
(b) She has an English stepsister.
(c) She is the sister of Doctor Manette.
(d) She is the other sister of the wounded boy discussed at Darnay's trial.

12. What is Carton doing as he rides in the death cart?
(a) Calling to Lucie
(b) Holding the hand of a young girl
(c) Crying
(d) Praying

13. Who makes up the Tribunal?
(a) Three judges and a public prosecutor
(b) One judge and a jury
(c) Five judges and a jury
(d) Five judges, public prosecutor, and a jury

14. What is Mr. Lorry's reaction when Jerry admits that he was once a gravedigger?
(a) Mr. Lorry sympathizes with Jerry.
(b) Mr. Lorry understands Jerry's circumstances.
(c) Mr. Lorry is not surprised.
(d) Mr. Lorry is shocked and disgusted.

15. Who are the three witnesses against Charles Darnay at his trial?
(a) Monsieur Defarge, The Vengeance, and Doctor Manette
(b) Monsieur Defarge, Madame Defarge, and The Vengeance
(c) Monsieur Defarge, Solomon, and The Vengeance
(d) Monsieur Defarge, Madame Defarge, and Doctor Manette

Short Answer Questions

1. Who decides which prisoners will be released or murdered at the prison?

2. What is Madame Defarge's reaction to the fate of Charles Darnay?

3. What becomes a symbol of the regeneration of the human race, superseding the Cross?

4. What is the outcome of the struggle between Madame Defarge and Miss Pross?

5. Who does Charles forget about as he writes letters to family and friends?

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