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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Carton tell Mr. Lorry about taking Lucie, her father, and her daughter out of Paris?
(a) He tells Lorry to leave the doctor behind if it is necessary.
(b) He tells Lorry to delay the trip if something goes wrong.
(c) He tells Lorry not to delay the trip for any reason.
(d) He tells Lorry to stay in Paris if the trip seems too dangerous.

2. What is in the note Defarge brings to Mr. Lorry from Doctor Manette?
(a) The doctor says that Charles is ill.
(b) The doctor says that he has been captured.
(c) The doctor says that Charles has escaped.
(d) The doctor says that Charles is safe.

3. Who decides which prisoners will be released or murdered at the prison?
(a) The king
(b) The tribunal
(c) The guards vote on it
(d) The warden

4. What is Lucie's reaction when she is finally pulled away from Charles?
(a) She pulls her hair hysterically.
(b) She scratches at her eyes.
(c) She screams.
(d) She faints.

5. Who are the two witnesses Darnay names in his behalf?
(a) Miss Pross and Mr. Lorry
(b) Doctor Manette and Alexandre Manette
(c) Mr. Lorry and Doctor Manette
(d) Theophile Gabelle and Alexandre Manette

6. What is the plan Doctor Manette tells to Lucie so that Charles can see her from a prison window?
(a) She comes to the prison disguised as a fruit vendor.
(b) She stands outside at three in the afternoon and he will be able to see her.
(c) She stands outside the prison dressed in leper's robes.
(d) She comes to the prison after dark so he can see her.

7. What do the people of the city have to say about Sydney Carton's execution at La Guillotine?
(a) He is the most prayerful of all the executed.
(b) He is the most peaceful man ever to be executed.
(c) He is the most fearful of all the condemned.
(d) He is the most hysterical man ever to face La Guillotine

8. What are Carton's true feelings about Mr. Lorry?
(a) He views Mr. Lorry as a weakling and coward.
(b) He sees Mr. Lorry as a useless fool.
(c) He sees Mr. Lorry as a good man and true friend.
(d) He sees Mr. Lorry as a self-centered aristocrat.

9. What is the first thing Charles does when he is put in his cell?
(a) He writes a letter to Mr. Lorry.
(b) He says a prayer.
(c) He writes a letter to his wife.
(d) He paces the floor, counting the cell's measurement.

10. Who does Mr. Lorry leave with Lucie, her child, and Miss Pross at their new lodgings?
(a) Jerry
(b) Carton
(c) Defarge
(d) Doctor Manette

11. What does Madame Defarge find when she reaches her destination?
(a) There are two dead bodies on the floor.
(b) The place is crowded with Republicans.
(c) The floors are covered in blood.
(d) The place is in disarray, as if someone left hastily.

12. What is Madame Defarge's reaction to the fate of Charles Darnay?
(a) She is indifferent.
(b) She smiles.
(c) She is horrified.
(d) She is saddened.

13. What startles Lucie as she sits in her home listening to her father tell Little Lucie a story?
(a) A drum in the distance
(b) A rap on the door
(c) Footsteps on the stairs
(d) A rock thrown at the window

14. What is the unanimous vote at Charles' trial?
(a) Hanging in two weeks
(b) Prison for life
(c) Exile
(d) Death within 24 hours

15. What is the new mode of address decreed by the patriots?
(a) Good day to equality.
(b) Sing of a new republic.
(c) Long live liberty.
(d) Good day, citizen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has the wood-sawyer named his saw?

2. What words continue to repeat in Carton's mind as he wanders the streets throughout the night?

3. What is the question that Miss Pross has for Doctor Manette?

4. Where does Defarge take Charles Darnay when he arrives at the gates of Paris?

5. What does Little Lucie recall later in her life that Carton said to Lucie while she was unconscious?

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