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

2. What becomes of the corrupt Court of France?
(a) It is gone altogether.
(b) It lives on, oppressing the common people.
(c) Its loyal subjects make it thrive.
(d) It continues on but with less corruption.

3. What does Stryver say to Mr. Lorry about the advice Lorry gives him?
(a) Stryver tells Lorry that he is an empty-headed scoundrel.
(b) He tells him that he doesn't agree with the advice.
(c) Stryver tells Lorry that he never wants to see him again.
(d) He thanks Mr. Lorry, asking him not to mention it again.

4. What advice does Stryver give to Carton?
(a) To learn how to speak French
(b) To find a better career
(c) To move away from the area
(d) To find a respectable woman who owns property

5. Who does the Marquis look for when he arrives home?
(a) His cousin, Jerry
(b) His children
(c) His wife
(d) His nephew, Charles

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 15 What is the gossip of the day at Defarge's wine shop?

2. Chapter 4 Who visits Lorry the day after he arrives at the Royal George Hotel?

3. What does the Monseigneur believe the world was made for?

4. Chapter 16 Who is the spy that is commissioned for Defarge's neighborhood?

5. What is the fate of old Foulon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Chapter 12 Explain Stryver's final decision about his marriage proposal to Lucie and his reaction to it.

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

3. Chapter 22 Describe the fate of the old aristocrat, Foulon.

4. Chapter 4 Describe the look that Doctor Manette gives to Charles Darnay as they stand together after the trial.

5. Chapter3 Explain why Charles Darnay is acquitted of his accused crime.

6. Chapter 20 Explain the request Sydney Carton makes of Charles Darnay while at the home of Doctor Manette.

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

8. Chapter 7 Describe the cold heartedness of Marquis Evremonde in this chapter.

9. Chapter 15 Explain the meaning of registering the chateau and all its descendants.

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

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