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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Mr. Lorry leave with Lucie, her child, and Miss Pross at their new lodgings?
(a) Carton
(b) Jerry
(c) Doctor Manette
(d) Defarge

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

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

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

7. Who is Mr. Lorry amazed to see come through the door of Tellson's Bank in Paris?
(a) Lucie and her father
(b) Miss Pross
(c) Charles Darnay
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Defarge

8. 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 a turnkey at the Conciergerie.
(d) Solomon is one of the prison guards.

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

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

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

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

13. What does Carton believe will happen to Charles?
(a) He will escape.
(b) He will perish.
(c) He will talk his way out of his situation.
(d) He will commit suicide.

14. What is Madame Defarge's reaction to the fate of Charles Darnay?
(a) She is horrified.
(b) She smiles.
(c) She is indifferent.
(d) She is saddened.

15. Who decides which prisoners will be released or murdered at the prison?
(a) The tribunal
(b) The warden
(c) The guards vote on it
(d) The king

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What request does Lucie present to the four men holding her husband?

3. What is Defarge's response when Charles Darnay asks him to contact Mr. Lorry at Tellson's Bank?

4. What is one of the frenzied aspirations of the people?

5. What is Solomon's secret identity in England?

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