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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. Chapter 23 How do the common people of France feel about the aristocracy?
(a) They believe the aristocracy will share their wealth with them.
(b) They have faith in the aristocracy.
(c) They believe the aristocracy has squeezed everything they can from the common people.
(d) They believe the aristocracy is their only hope for survival.

2. Chapter 3 What does Jerry ponder that every house, room, and heart in a city holds?
(a) Smiling children
(b) Sad families
(c) Happy families
(d) Its own secret

3. What becomes of the Marquis' chateau?
(a) It burns to the ground.
(b) It becomes a convent.
(c) It deteriorates through the years.
(d) It is reconstructed by the common people.

4. Chapter 18 What is the condition of Doctor Manette when Charles leaves his room on Lucie's wedding day?
(a) Nervous and fidgety
(b) Vibrant and happy
(c) Excited but nervous
(d) Deathly pale

5. Chapter 3 What is the name of the prosecutor's witness?
(a) Jerry Cruncher
(b) Doctor Manette
(c) John Barsard
(d) Mr. Carton

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the message that Mr. Lorry sends back to a lady in Dover?

2. What type of person is Miss Proust's brother, Solomon?

3. What does Charles decide to do about his future inheritance?

4. What is the reason for the prisoner's acquittal?

5. Chapter 2 What is the name of the hill that the Dover mail carriage is struggling to climb through the mud?

Short Essay Questions

1. Chapter 8 Summarize the comment Defarge makes to the grieving father who holds his dead child in his hands.

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

3. Chapter 5 Describe the metaphorical relationship between Mr. Stryver and Sydney Carton.

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

5. Chapter 9 What suspicions does Charles have about his near-death encounter in England?

6. Chapter 6 Summarize the physical and emotional state of Doctor Manette.

7. Chapter 4 Summarize the news Mr. Lorry bring to Lucie and her reaction to the message.

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

9. Chapter 2 Summarize the message that Jerry delivers to Mr. Lorry.

10. Chapter 23 Summarize what becomes of the Chateau Evremonde where Gabelle still resides.

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