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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Defarge tell the grieving man who cries over the child that is killed by Monsieur the Marquis' carriage?
(a) Defarge tells the grieving man that he now has one less mouth to feed.
(b) Defarge tells the grieving man that the child is better off dying without pain than living a life full of pain.
(c) Defarge tells the grieving man that his child is in heaven now.
(d) Defarge tells the grieving man that he can have other children.

2. What steps does Foulon take to protect himself from the revolutionaries?
(a) He lives in a cave.
(b) He hides in the mountains.
(c) He stages his own death.
(d) He leaves the country.

3. Who is Mr. Lorry amazed to see come through the door of Tellson's Bank in Paris?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Defarge
(b) Miss Pross
(c) Charles Darnay
(d) Lucie and her father

4. Chapter 1 Describe Tellson's Bank.
(a) A moderate sized bank with shiny floors
(b) A large bank with huge oak doors
(c) A large, austere bank
(d) A tiny place with dingy windows

5. What does the Monseigneur believe the world was made for?
(a) The world is for all the people.
(b) The earth's riches are for the downtrodden.
(c) The world is for the wild animals.
(d) The earth and its fullness are his.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jerry's son tell him later in the evening?

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

3. Who does odd jobs for Tellson's Bank?

4. What does Madame Defarge do when the Governor of the Bastille is killed?

5. What is the punishment for forgers, thieves, and counterfeiters?

(see the answer key)

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