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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 9 How does Charles Darnay react to dining with Marquis Evremonde?

2. What is the first thing Doctor Manette recognizes about his daughter?

3. Chapter 7 How many men does it take to serve the Monseigneur his chocolate every morning?

4. What are Mr. Carton's feelings toward Charles Darnay?

5. What does Lorry do with Doctor Manette's shoemaking implements?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Chapter 14 Describe Jerry Cruncher's disreputable occupation.

5. Chapter 18 Describe the great concern Miss Pross and Mr. Lorry have for Doctor Manette after Lucie's wedding.

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

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

8. Chapter 8 Summarize the comment Defarge makes to the grieving father who holds his dead child in his hands.

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

10. Chapter 4 Describe the look that Doctor Manette gives to Charles Darnay as they stand together after the trial.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Analyze Madame Defarge's final acts in the story.

2) Analyze whether her character completely evil in the end?

3) Justify the answer with examples from the story.

4) What alternatives did she have at the climax of the story?

Essay Topic 2

1) Evaluate the relationship between Lucie and her father, Doctor Manette.

2) How does the doctor's past affect their relationship with one another?

3) What does Doctor Manette wish for Lucie's future?

4) How does Lucie feel about her father at the end of the novel?

5) Give examples from the story of how they interact with one another.

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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