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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 when Jerry admits that he was once a gravedigger?
(a) Mr. Lorry is shocked and disgusted.
(b) Mr. Lorry understands Jerry's circumstances.
(c) Mr. Lorry sympathizes with Jerry.
(d) Mr. Lorry is not surprised.

2. How does the universal fear and distrust of the times affect daily life of the citizens?
(a) The usual harmless ways of life have changed.
(b) Citizens are unable to purchase food.
(c) People do not go out of their houses.
(d) Many citizens are leaving France.

3. What is the main source of evidence presented against Charles Darnay?
(a) An eyewitness
(b) A traitorous letter written by Charles
(c) A letter written in the prison of the Bastille
(d) An incriminating weapon with Charles' initials imprinted on it

4. Who does Solomon blame for his secret identity being exposed?
(a) Lucie
(b) His sister, Miss Pross
(c) The Vengeance
(d) Doctor Manette

5. Who is sitting in the front row during Darnay's trial?
(a) Doctor Manette and Mr. Lorry
(b) Monsieur Defarge and Madame Defarge
(c) Doctor Manette and Lucie
(d) Lucie and Miss Pross

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carton tell Mr. Lorry about taking Lucie, her father, and her daughter out of Paris?

2. Where does Miss Pross run across her long lost brother, Solomon?

3. Who makes up the Tribunal?

4. What do the people of the city have to say about Sydney Carton's execution at La Guillotine?

5. What is Doctor Manette's condition when he returns home from trying to find leniency for Charles?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Mr. Lorry is shocked at the sight of Jerry Cruncher.

2. How does Carton help the seamstress who is being executed before him?

3. Describe why Madame Defarge goes to visit Lucie.

4. Describe who makes up the Tribunal of Charles' trial.

5. Describe the evidence that the Tribunal has against Charles?

6. Describe what Carton does when he visits Charles in prison.

7. There is a knock on Doctor Manette's door. Who is knocking and what is their purpose?

8. Describe the reaction of Miss Pross when she sees her brother in the marketplace.

9. An escort is forced upon Charles when he enters France. Where does this escort bring him?

10. What do Carton and Lorry discuss about the fate of Charles?

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