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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who are the two witnesses Darnay names in his behalf?
(a) Doctor Manette and Alexandre Manette
(b) Mr. Lorry and Doctor Manette
(c) Theophile Gabelle and Alexandre Manette
(d) Miss Pross and Mr. Lorry

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

4. 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.

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

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

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

8. How does Carton manage to get Charles out of his prison cell?
(a) He anesthetizes him and Barsard carries him out.
(b) He lowers a rope from the tower and climbs down.
(c) He goes through a trap door in the floor.
(d) He slips out a secret passageway.

9. What advice does Carton give to Mr. Lorry about Charles' fate?
(a) Help Lucie to accept the circumstances
(b) Grieve now and never again
(c) Don't grieve
(d) Help Lucie to grieve

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

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

12. What does Carton use as a means to convince Solomon to cooperate with him in helping Charles Darnay?
(a) Returning him to England
(b) Getting Solomon drunk
(c) A hand of cards
(d) The threat of La Guillotine

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

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

15. 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 not to delay the trip for any reason.
(d) He tells Lorry to delay the trip if something goes wrong.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Madame Defarge plotting?

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

3. What words continue to repeat in Carton's mind as he wanders the streets throughout the night?

4. What is the message that the visitors relate to Mr. Lorry?

5. What is Doctor Manette's condition when he returns home from trying to find leniency for Charles?

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