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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do men and women gather in the courtyard to sharpen weapons on the grindstone?
(a) They are slaughtering cattle.
(b) They are preparing for an invasion.
(c) They are sharpening weapons for the king's soldiers.
(d) They are killing the prisoners.

2. What is Solomon's secret identity in England?
(a) Stryver of Old Bailey
(b) Mr. Attorney General
(c) The spy, Roger Cly
(d) The spy, Barsard

3. Who does Solomon blame for his secret identity being exposed?
(a) His sister, Miss Pross
(b) The Vengeance
(c) Lucie
(d) Doctor Manette

4. While Charles Darnay is on his way to Paris, he is awakened in the middle of the night by French patriots. What do they insist he must do to get to Paris?
(a) Travel with soldiers.
(b) Travel with a caravan of immigrants.
(c) Travel alone, during the night.
(d) Travel with an escort.

5. What bothers Lorry about the Defarges?
(a) Their lust for blood
(b) Their dreadful manner
(c) Their ignorance
(d) They seem too happy.

6. What does Carton instruct Charles to do when he goes to his prison cell?
(a) Change shoes and clothes with him.
(b) Ask the Defarge's to take back their testimony.
(c) Beg the prison guard for mercy.
(d) Pray for him while waiting for execution.

7. How many people are condemned to die on the same day as Charles?
(a) 52
(b) 152
(c) 97
(d) 68

8. Where does Sydney Carton stop on the morning after Charles' trial?
(a) La Guillotine
(b) The Defarge's wine shop
(c) Jerry Cruncher's lodgings
(d) The prison

9. What does Madame Defarge carry inside her coat as she walks through the streets of Paris?
(a) A vile of poison
(b) Her knitting
(c) A pistol and a dagger
(d) A flag of the Republic

10. What disguise are the two men turning the grindstone wearing?
(a) False eyebrows and false eyelashes
(b) Masks of white powder
(c) Wild boar heads over their faces
(d) Burlap bags over their faces

11. How does the universal fear and distrust of the times affect daily life of the citizens?
(a) Citizens are unable to purchase food.
(b) People do not go out of their houses.
(c) Many citizens are leaving France.
(d) The usual harmless ways of life have changed.

12. What is the news Doctor Manette brings to Lucie about her husband?
(a) Her husband was murdered during the night.
(b) Her husband escaped that morning.
(c) Her husband is deathly ill.
(d) Her husband goes before the Tribunal the next day.

13. What is Mr. Lorry's reaction when Jerry admits that he was once a gravedigger?
(a) Mr. Lorry understands Jerry's circumstances.
(b) Mr. Lorry sympathizes with Jerry.
(c) Mr. Lorry is shocked and disgusted.
(d) Mr. Lorry is not surprised.

14. What does Carton use as a means to convince Solomon to cooperate with him in helping Charles Darnay?
(a) The threat of La Guillotine
(b) Returning him to England
(c) A hand of cards
(d) Getting Solomon drunk

15. What does Carton purchase after talking to the wood-sawyer?
(a) A new pipe
(b) Two packets from the chemist
(c) A silver topped cane
(d) A silk top hat

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What request does Lucie present to the four men holding her husband?

3. Who is sitting in the front row during Darnay's trial?

4. What do the people of the city have to say about Sydney Carton's execution at La Guillotine?

5. Who makes up the Tribunal?

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