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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. How does Carton react to Stryver's advice?
(a) Carton seriously considers the advice.
(b) Carton is thankful for the advice.
(c) Carton accepts the advice with grace.
(d) Carton finds him offensive.

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

3. What does Madame Defarge do when the Governor of the Bastille is killed?
(a) She turns and runs away.
(b) She screams at the sight.
(c) She cuts off his head.
(d) She cheers.

4. Chapter 16 Who is the spy that is commissioned for Defarge's neighborhood?
(a) Charles Darnay
(b) Doctor Manette
(c) John Barsard
(d) Roger Cly

5. Chapter 9 How does Charles Darnay react to dining with Marquis Evremonde?
(a) Charles always looks foreword to dining with the Marquis.
(b) Charles considers it an unpleasant encounter.
(c) Charles enjoys the pleasant conversations with the Marquis.
(d) Charles enjoys the meal thoroughly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carton confess to Lucie when he visits her?

2. What does it mean when Defarge and his followers register the inhabitants of the Marquis' chateau?

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

4. What does Jerry's son tell him later in the evening?

5. What is Monsieur Defarge's roll in the storming of the Bastille?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Chapter 16 What does Monsieur Defarge say to his wife in a pleading voice about Lucie Manette's husband?

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

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

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

6. Chapter 17 How does Doctor Manette feel about Lucie's marriage?

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

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

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

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

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