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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. Why does Charles Darnay feel completely lost when he returns to Paris?

2. How many defenseless men and women held prisoner were killed during the four days Doctor Manette is away to help Charles?

3. Who does Mr. Lorry leave with Lucie, her child, and Miss Pross at their new lodgings?

4. What does Madame Defarge reveal about her past?

5. What is Madame Defarge's destination as she walks through the streets?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lucie make herself known to Charles each day?

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

3. Describe the evidence that the Tribunal has against Charles?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What do Carton and Lorry discuss about the fate of Charles?

10. Describe Mr. Lorry's first business consideration with regard to Tellson's Bank.

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) Lucie is one of the main constants throughout the novel. She is mentioned in all three parts of the story and everyone's life seems to revolve around her. Explain how Lucie and the characters intertwine as the book progresses.

2) What relationship does Lucie have with Doctor Manette, Miss Pross, Charles Darnay, Mr. Lorry, Mr. Stryver, the Defarges, and Sydney Carton.

Essay Topic 3

1) Discuss how Mr. Lorry grows as a character from the beginning of the novel to the end.

2) How do his attitudes change toward Tellson's Bank?

3) How does his attitude about his lifestyle change?

4) What are the differences in his attitude toward the meaning of life differ from the beginning to the end of the novel?

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