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

2. How do the three passengers in the coach relate to one another?
(a) They are life long friends.
(b) They are business partners.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They are mysteries to each other.

3. What is the relationship Carton has with Stryver?
(a) Carton is Stryver's enemy.
(b) Carton is Stryver's brother-in-law.
(c) Carton is Stryver's cousin.
(d) Carton is Stryver's ally.

4. Chapter 6 Where are Doctor Manette's lodgings located?
(a) Near Trafalgar Square
(b) Outside of London
(c) Near Soho square on a quiet street corner
(d) In Paris

5. Chapter 13 How does Sydney Carton feel when he visits the Manettes?
(a) Despondent and morose
(b) Grumpy and argumentative
(c) Jovial
(d) Serious and stern

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dickens describe as the idlest and most unpromising man?

2. What is the year the story is taking place?

3. Chapter 1 What is the physical appearance of the Kings and Queens of England and France?

4. What does Lucie request of her husband regarding Mr. Carton?

5. Chapter 9 How does Charles Darnay react to dining with Marquis Evremonde?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Chapter 18 Describe the great concern Miss Pross and Mr. Lorry have for Doctor Manette after Lucie's wedding.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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