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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 the outcome of the struggle between Madame Defarge and Miss Pross?
(a) Madame Defarge is stabbed.
(b) Miss Pross is shot.
(c) Madame Defarge is shot.
(d) Miss Pross is stabbed.

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

3. What does Darnay tell Doctor Manette about the evidence brought against him in court?
(a) He tells Manette that he was a fool to write the letter.
(b) He tells Manette not to feel guilty about it.
(c) He tells Manette that Lucie will never forgive him.
(d) He tells Manette that the conviction is his entire fault.

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

5. Why does Charles Darnay feel completely lost when he returns to Paris?
(a) Everything about France is suddenly completely changed and unfair.
(b) Charles doesn't know any of the people living in Paris now.
(c) . Charles has forgotten a lot of the French language.
(d) The streets have all been reworked and changed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who are the two witnesses Darnay names in his behalf?

3. What is the plan Doctor Manette tells to Lucie so that Charles can see her from a prison window?

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

5. What is Darnay's first impression of the imprisoned men and women?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Summarize the contents of the note Charles sends to Lucie.

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

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

6. Summarize the description Carton gives of Mr. Lorry and how people will feel about him when he is gone.

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

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

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

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

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