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

2. What does Madame Defarge reveal about her past?

3. What is Mr. Lorry's reaction when Jerry admits that he was once a gravedigger?

4. What is the matter in which Madame Defarge cannot trust her husband?

5. What does Madame Defarge carry inside her coat as she walks through the streets of Paris?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the reaction of the crowd in the courtyard have toward Doctor Manette when he reveals who he is.

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

3. Describe why Madame Defarge goes to visit Lucie.

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

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

6. Summarize the reaction of the crowd at the innocent verdict for Charles.

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

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

9. Describe who makes up the Tribunal of Charles' trial.

10. Explain why Mr. Lorry is shocked at the sight of Jerry Cruncher.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Compare the characters of Lucie and Sydney Carton.

2) Which character gives more to their relationship? Explain.

3) How do their views differ on life, marriage, and children?

4) Which character is more realistic in his or her view of life? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

1) Write an introduction to the novel discussing Charles Dickens' writing style, use of dialogue, irony, imagery, and point of view of the characters.

2) How do these literary elements affect the story?

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