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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 4 Who does the acquitted prisoner dine with after the trial?

2. What is the message that Mr. Lorry sends back to a lady in Dover?

3. What type of person is Miss Proust's brother, Solomon?

4. What does Defarge tell the grieving man who cries over the child that is killed by Monsieur the Marquis' carriage?

5. Chapter 11 What does Stryver confess to Carton after a night of carousing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Chapter 15 Explain the meaning of registering the chateau and all its descendants.

2. Chapter 19 What does Mr. Lorry decide will be beneficial to Doctor Manette's mental condition?

3. Chapter 6 Analyze how the title of the chapter relates to Carton's musings.

4. Chapter 6 Summarize the physical and emotional state of Doctor Manette.

5. Chapter 24 Summarize what is written in the letter that Charles Darnay receives from his Uncle's servant, Gabelle.

6. Chapter 17 How does Doctor Manette feel about Lucie's marriage?

7. Chapter 16 What does Monsieur Defarge say to his wife in a pleading voice about Lucie Manette's husband?

8. Chapter 12 Explain Stryver's final decision about his marriage proposal to Lucie and his reaction to it.

9. Chapter 1 Describe what families living in England in 1775 do if they travel away from their homes?

10. Chapter 13 Summarize Carton's final comments to Lucie in this chapter.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Evaluate the elements of cause-and-effect in this story using examples from the novel.

2) Choose three events from the story which cause Carton's life to undergo a change.

3) How does he react to the events and their effects?

4) How does he grow emotionally in his own life and in his attitude toward the people in his life because of these changes?

Essay Topic 2

1) Summarize the events leading up to the French Revolution and compare these to the depictions that Dickens gives in the novel.

2) How realistic are Dickens' descriptions of the revolution, the patriots, and the aristocrats?

3) Are the punishments and executions accurately portrayed by Dickens?

Essay Topic 3

1) What are some of the differences between the French aristocrats' way of life with that of the common citizens?

2) What indications are there that the Monseigneur and the Marquis Evremonde consider theirs a superior culture and treat the common people as inferior creatures?

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