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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 words continue to repeat in Carton's mind as he wanders the streets throughout the night?

2. What is the news Doctor Manette brings to Lucie about her husband?

3. Who does Doctor Manette go to see after delivering his news to Lucie?

4. Who cries out Solomon's English identity when he sees Jerry and Miss Pross talking to him?

5. What is Doctor Manette's condition when he returns home from trying to find leniency for Charles?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Carton help the seamstress who is being executed before him?

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

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

6. Summarize the thoughts of the people on the night after Carton's execution.

7. Describe why Madame Defarge goes to visit Lucie.

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

9. Describe the result of the encounter between Miss Pross and Madame Defarge.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Analyze the image of La Guillotine. What does La Guillotine symbolize?

2) What images does Dickens use to describe La Guillotine as it is being used?

3) How do these images have different meaning for different people?

Essay Topic 2

1) What is the significance of the woman at the foot of the scaffold, watching Sydney face La Guillotine?

2) How does she envision the thoughts that Sydney is thinking?

3) As written by this woman, what future does Sydney envision for Lucie and her family?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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