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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sydney's intention now that Charles is out of the prison?
(a) He will declare his true identity at La Guillotine.
(b) He will be executed in Charles' place.
(c) He will escape through the trap door.
(d) He will wait for Charles to reach safety, then escape.

2. How long has Charles been in prison at this point?
(a) Two years
(b) Six months
(c) Two weeks
(d) One year and three months

3. What is in the note Defarge brings to Mr. Lorry from Doctor Manette?
(a) The doctor says that he has been captured.
(b) The doctor says that Charles is ill.
(c) The doctor says that Charles is safe.
(d) The doctor says that Charles has escaped.

4. How does the universal fear and distrust of the times affect daily life of the citizens?
(a) Many citizens are leaving France.
(b) People do not go out of their houses.
(c) The usual harmless ways of life have changed.
(d) Citizens are unable to purchase food.

5. What does Little Lucie recall later in her life that Carton said to Lucie while she was unconscious?
(a) I will never forget you
(b) Take care
(c) Be happy
(d) A life you love

6. What does Barsard tell a man who is ridiculing Evremonde as he rides in the death cart?
(a) He deserves to die.
(b) He will die in pain.
(c) Give him some peace.
(d) Death to the aristocrat

7. What is Doctor Manette's condition when he returns home from trying to find leniency for Charles?
(a) He remains strong for Lucie.
(b) He is resigned to Charles' fate.
(c) He has a relapse and looks for his shoemaking bench.
(d) He is jubilant with success.

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

9. What is one of the frenzied aspirations of the people?
(a) Tarring and feathering
(b) Sacrifices and self-immolations
(c) Public hanging
(d) Public flogging

10. 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 be a traitor to the Republic.
(c) She cannot trust him to execute Charles.
(d) She cannot trust him to capture Lucie and her daughter for execution.

11. Why is Doctor Manette sure that there will be no more shoemaking or North Tower for him ever again?
(a) The North Tower and his shoemaking tools are destroyed.
(b) He keeps his promise to Lucie.
(c) He finds a new career.
(d) He moves away from Paris.

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

13. What is the family name that is detested by Saint Antoine?
(a) Evremonde
(b) Manette
(c) Carton
(d) Tellson

14. How many people are condemned to die on the same day as Charles?
(a) 97
(b) 52
(c) 152
(d) 68

15. What is Mr. Lorry grateful for as he sits in Tellson's Bank in Paris?
(a) He is grateful that he has not been taken prisoner.
(b) He is grateful that none of his loved ones are in Paris.
(c) He is grateful that he still has a job.
(d) He is grateful that he is leaving Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Carton doing as he rides in the death cart?

2. What is Darnay's first impression of the imprisoned men and women?

3. What is the first thing Charles does when he is put in his cell?

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

5. What are Carton's true feelings about Mr. Lorry?

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