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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. Who does the Marquis look for when he arrives home?

2. Where does Mr. Lorry decide to relocate?

3. Chapter 12 Why does Stryver visit Mr. Lorry at Tellson's bank?

4. Chapter 5 What are dozens of Parisians sipping off the ground before it soaks into the earth?

5. What does Defarge take to the King and Queen about Marquis Evremonde's murderer?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Chapter 9 What suspicions does Charles have about his near-death encounter in England?

3. Chapter 3 Describe what Jerry is thinking as he looks upon the city during the night.

4. Chapter 5 Describe the metaphorical relationship between Mr. Stryver and Sydney Carton.

5. Chapter 20 Explain the request Sydney Carton makes of Charles Darnay while at the home of Doctor Manette.

6. Chapter 5 Describe the condition of the common people in France.

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

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

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

10. Chapter 21 What is the golden thread that Dickens uses in the first paragraph of this chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Analyze Doctor Manette's personality and emotional changes throughout the novel.

2) What fears and emotions does he experience as he grows in the three parts of the novel?

3) How do his attitudes change as he develops from a prisoner into a family man?

4) Cite examples of the character changes the doctor goes through from each of the three parts of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

1) Discuss how Sydney Carton's character changes from the beginning of the novel to the end.

2) How does his attitude change toward the Manettes?

3) How does his attitude toward Charles Darnay change?

4) What are the differences in his attitude toward the way he sees his life from the start of the novel to the end?

Essay Topic 3

1) Analyze the resolution of the story as it relates to each of the characters in the novel.

2) Explain the metamorphosis each character experiences in the final chapter.

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