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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. Who are the two witnesses Darnay names in his behalf?
(a) Miss Pross and Mr. Lorry
(b) Doctor Manette and Alexandre Manette
(c) Mr. Lorry and Doctor Manette
(d) Theophile Gabelle and Alexandre Manette

2. How does Doctor Manette manage to visit Charles in prison?
(a) Manette is allowed to visit because of his past imprisonment.
(b) Manette bribes the guards.
(c) Manette becomes the prison's physician.
(d) Manette sneaks past the guards after dark.

3. What reaction does Lucie have when she sees men and women dancing the Carmagnole?
(a) Lucie sees the dance as something once innocent, turned cruel and ugly.
(b) Lucie sees the dance a good omen.
(c) Lucie sees the dance as frivolous and a waste of time.
(d) Lucie sees the dance as way for the people to forget their suffering.

4. What does Madame Defarge carry inside her coat as she walks through the streets of Paris?
(a) Her knitting
(b) A pistol and a dagger
(c) A vile of poison
(d) A flag of the Republic

5. Who are the three witnesses against Charles Darnay at his trial?
(a) Monsieur Defarge, Madame Defarge, and The Vengeance
(b) Monsieur Defarge, The Vengeance, and Doctor Manette
(c) Monsieur Defarge, Solomon, and The Vengeance
(d) Monsieur Defarge, Madame Defarge, and Doctor Manette

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barsard tell a man who is ridiculing Evremonde as he rides in the death cart?

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

3. How many people are condemned to die on the same day as Charles?

4. What has the wood-sawyer named his saw?

5. What disguise are the two men turning the grindstone wearing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe how the patriots of France look upon Charles Darnay.

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

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

8. Describe the result of the encounter between Miss Pross and Madame Defarge.

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

10. Describe the Carmagnole.

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