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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 Madame Defarge plotting?

2. What is Mr. Lorry grateful for as he sits in Tellson's Bank in Paris?

3. What does Carton purchase after talking to the wood-sawyer?

4. Who decides which prisoners will be released or murdered at the prison?

5. Who denounces Charles Darnay, causing him to be arrested once again?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the verdict for Charles in this second trial?

6. Describe the Carmagnole.

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

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

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

10. How does Carton manage to convince Solomon to help him see Charles in prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Compare and contrast the characters of Mr. Lorry and Jerry Cruncher.

2) Summarize the impact each character has on one another.

3) How is each character realistic in his view toward life, considering the time period in which the story takes place?

4) How do their roles as businessmen differ? Cite examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

1) Summarize the events leading up to the French Revolution and compare these to the depictions that Dickens gives in the novel.

2) How realistic are Dickens' descriptions of the revolution, the patriots, and the aristocrats?

3) Are the punishments and executions accurately portrayed by Dickens?

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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