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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 has the wood-sawyer named his saw?
(a) My Little Guillotine
(b) My Dear Livelihood
(c) My Sharp Razor
(d) My Little Shaver

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

3. What is Lucie's reaction when she is finally pulled away from Charles?
(a) She scratches at her eyes.
(b) She pulls her hair hysterically.
(c) She faints.
(d) She screams.

4. What becomes of the first fifteen prisoners to go in front of the Tribunal before Charles?
(a) Half are condemned and half set free.
(b) All are sent beck to their cells.
(c) They are all condemned.
(d) All are released.

5. What are Carton's true feelings about Mr. Lorry?
(a) He views Mr. Lorry as a weakling and coward.
(b) He sees Mr. Lorry as a good man and true friend.
(c) He sees Mr. Lorry as a self-centered aristocrat.
(d) He sees Mr. Lorry as a useless fool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the physical appearance of the men and women sharpening weapons in the courtyard?

2. What do Mr. Lorry and Carton find falling out of the doctor's pocket?

3. What does Charles realize about the future peace of his family as he awaits execution?

4. What is Mr. Lorry grateful for as he sits in Tellson's Bank in Paris?

5. Who is Mr. Lorry amazed to see come through the door of Tellson's Bank in Paris?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Carton manage to convince Solomon to help him see Charles in prison?

2. Explain why Mr. Lorry is horrified to look out the window of Tellson's Bank.

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

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

5. What are the three letters Charles writes from prison before his scheduled execution, and who does he forget?

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

7. Describe the Carmagnole.

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

9. How does Doctor Manette manage to communicate messages between Charles and Lucie?

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

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