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

2. Why do men and women gather in the courtyard to sharpen weapons on the grindstone?

3. What is the outcome of the struggle between Madame Defarge and Miss Pross?

4. What does Carton believe will happen to Charles?

5. What does Mr. Lorry tell Lucie before he leaves her lodging?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the Carmagnole.

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

5. What are the three letters Charles writes from prison before his scheduled execution, and who does he forget?

6. There is a knock on Doctor Manette's door. Who is knocking and what is their purpose?

7. Describe why Madame Defarge goes to visit Lucie.

8. How does Doctor Manette manage to communicate messages between Charles and Lucie?

9. Describe what Little Lucie remembers about Sydney Carton years later.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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