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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the three passengers in the coach relate to one another?
(a) They are life long friends.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are mysteries to each other.
(d) They are business partners.

2. Chapter 12 Why does Stryver visit Mr. Lorry at Tellson's bank?
(a) He visits Lorry to tell him the latest gossip.
(b) He visits Lorry to tell him about his upcoming plans.
(c) He visits Lorry to invite him out for a drink.
(d) He visits Lorry to invite him on vacation with him.

3. What advice does Stryver give to Carton?
(a) To find a respectable woman who owns property
(b) To find a better career
(c) To move away from the area
(d) To learn how to speak French

4. 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 his child is in heaven now.
(b) Defarge tells the grieving man that he now has one less mouth to feed.
(c) Defarge tells the grieving man that the child is better off dying without pain than living a life full of pain.
(d) Defarge tells the grieving man that he can have other children.

5. What is in the letter that Gabelle sends to Charles Darnay?
(a) A request for a new home
(b) A request that Charles rescue him from prison
(c) A request for employment
(d) A request for money

6. What does Defarge take to the King and Queen about Marquis Evremonde's murderer?
(a) The body of the Marquis
(b) Evidence against the murderer
(c) The dagger used to stab the Marquis
(d) A petition on the murderer's behalf

7. Chapter 13 How does Sydney Carton feel when he visits the Manettes?
(a) Jovial
(b) Despondent and morose
(c) Serious and stern
(d) Grumpy and argumentative

8. What is the common view of Jerry's secret trade?
(a) It is something to be proud of.
(b) It is a good way to get ahead.
(c) It is disreputable.
(d) It is something of value.

9. What does Carton say he would do for Lucie and anyone dear to her?
(a) He would lend them money.
(b) He would teach them the ways of the world.
(c) He would sacrifice everything for them.
(d) He would give them a job.

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

11. What does Lorry do with Doctor Manette's shoemaking implements?
(a) Helps the doctor polish the shoemaking tools
(b) Donates them to charity
(c) Destroys them
(d) Replaces them with new ones

12. What does a woman ask the Marquis to provide for her husband?
(a) A gravestone
(b) A pair of shoes
(c) A job
(d) A warm meal

13. What does Jerry's son tell him later in the evening?
(a) He is going to the authorities about Jerry's secret trade.
(b) He is going to tell everyone what Jerry's secret trade is.
(c) He wants to follow in his father's footsteps.
(d) He is going to tell his mother what Jerry is up to.

14. Chapter 3 What is the name of the prosecutor's witness?
(a) Jerry Cruncher
(b) Doctor Manette
(c) Mr. Carton
(d) John Barsard

15. Chapter 14 What is Jerry Cruncher's secret trade?
(a) He is a bandit.
(b) He is a spy.
(c) He is a sheep smuggler.
(d) He is a grave robber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the news that Lorry gives to his visitor?

2. Chapter 8 What does the man hanging onto Marquis Evremonde's carriage do?

3. How does Carton react to Stryver's advice?

4. What is the fate of old Foulon?

5. Chapter 6 What is Doctor Manette doing for a living which is far below a medical practice?

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