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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 1 What is the physical appearance of the Kings and Queens of England and France?
(a) The kings are short and the queens are obese.
(b) The kings are stout and the queens are thin.
(c) The kings have large jaws and the queens have plain faces
(d) The kings have large noses and the queens have big mouths.

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

3. Chapter 2 What is the punishment for treason?
(a) Quartering
(b) Exile
(c) Hanging
(d) Life in prison

4. Chapter 11 What does Stryver confess to Carton after a night of carousing?
(a) He is moving to Paris.
(b) He is joining the King's guard.
(c) He intends to marry Miss Pross.
(d) He intends to marry Lucie.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Carton react to Stryver's advice?

4. Chapter 5 What are dozens of Parisians sipping off the ground before it soaks into the earth?

5. What does the newlywed's visitor ask of Charles?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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