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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 Mr. Lorry tell Lucie before he leaves her lodging?
(a) He tells her all is lost.
(b) He tells her that she will have to find a new hiding place.
(c) He tells her to go back to England immediately.
(d) He tells her to have courage.

2. Who does Mr. Lorry leave with Lucie, her child, and Miss Pross at their new lodgings?
(a) Doctor Manette
(b) Defarge
(c) Carton
(d) Jerry

3. What is Madame Defarge's reaction to the fate of Charles Darnay?
(a) She is indifferent.
(b) She smiles.
(c) She is saddened.
(d) She is horrified.

4. How many defenseless men and women held prisoner were killed during the four days Doctor Manette is away to help Charles?
(a) 150
(b) 275
(c) 43
(d) 1100

5. What is the unanimous vote at Charles' trial?
(a) Hanging in two weeks
(b) Death within 24 hours
(c) Prison for life
(d) Exile

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the three witnesses against Charles Darnay at his trial?

2. What does Little Lucie recall later in her life that Carton said to Lucie while she was unconscious?

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

4. What is the outcome of the struggle between Madame Defarge and Miss Pross?

5. What advice does Carton give to Mr. Lorry about Charles' fate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Sydney Carton decides to walk around the city, making his presence known.

2. Describe the one thing that Monsieur Defarge does not agree with about his wife's thinking.

3. How does Lucie make herself known to Charles each day?

4. Describe what Little Lucie remembers about Sydney Carton years later.

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

6. Summarize the reaction of the crowd at the innocent verdict for Charles.

7. Describe the Carmagnole.

8. What is the verdict for Charles in this second trial?

9. Describe the reaction of the crowd in the courtyard have toward Doctor Manette when he reveals who he is.

10. Describe Mr. Lorry's first business consideration with regard to Tellson's Bank.

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