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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Jerry is dreaming, what does he continue to understand as a spectre?
(a) How long he has wandered the earth
(b) How long he was buried
(c) What he wants
(d) Who he is here to see

2. Where does Mr. Lorry decide to relocate?
(a) He decides to move to Scotland.
(b) He decides to move to Italy.
(c) He decides to move to Wales.
(d) He decides to move to France.

3. What is Mr. Lorry's reaction to Stryver's upcoming plans?
(a) He approves of the plans.
(b) He advises against the plans.
(c) He is not interested in the plans.
(d) He laughs in Stryver's face.

4. What does it mean when Defarge and his followers register the inhabitants of the Marquis' chateau?
(a) Add them to the list of wine deliveries
(b) Add them as favorite customers
(c) Mark them for death
(d) Invite them to the yearly wine tasting

5. What news does the spy relate to Defarge?
(a) Dr. Manette's daughter is to marry Stryver.
(b) Lucie is to be married to Charles Darnay.
(c) Dr. Manette's daughter is to marry Carton.
(d) Gaspard's body was thrown in the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the prisoner accused of treason?

2. How many people does Miss Pross tell Mr. Lorry come calling for Miss Lucie?

3. What is the physical and emotional condition of Doctor Manette?

4. What does Lucie pray as she watches her father sleep?

5. What is the name of the intruder who stops at the mail carriage, asking for Mr. Jarvis Lorry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Chapter 11 How does Stryver describe Carton's future prospects?

2. Chapter 1 Describe what families living in England in 1775 do if they travel away from their homes?

3. Chapter 19 What does Mr. Lorry decide will be beneficial to Doctor Manette's mental condition?

4. Chapter 6 Analyze how the title of the chapter relates to Carton's musings.

5. Chapter 5 Describe the condition of the common people in France.

6. Chapter 14 Describe Jerry Cruncher's disreputable occupation.

7. Chapter 3 Describe what Jerry is thinking as he looks upon the city during the night.

8. Chapter 2 Describe the sentence of quartering, which is the punishment for treason.

9. Chapter 10 What is Charles Darnay's purpose in visiting Doctor Manette?

10. Chapter 21 What is the golden thread that Dickens uses in the first paragraph of this chapter?

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