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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are families in England cautioned to put their furniture in storage if they travel out of town?
(a) Fires are a source of worry.
(b) Burglaries take place every night.
(c) The constant rainfall can cause the house to flood.
(d) Mice run rampant if no one is in the house.

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

3. What does Doctor Manette proceed to do after his daughter's wedding?
(a) Takes a drink
(b) Goes to bed
(c) Make shoes
(d) Sees to patients

4. What is Mr. Lorry's reaction to Stryver's upcoming plans?
(a) He laughs in Stryver's face.
(b) He advises against the plans.
(c) He approves of the plans.
(d) He is not interested in the plans.

5. What is the first thing Doctor Manette recognizes about his daughter?
(a) Her hair
(b) Her lips
(c) The shape of her mouth
(d) Her eyes

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Lorry observe about Doctor Manette after Lucie's wedding?

2. What is the fate of old Foulon?

3. What does Defarge tell the grieving man who cries over the child that is killed by Monsieur the Marquis' carriage?

4. Chapter 15 What is the gossip of the day at Defarge's wine shop?

5. What does Lucie pray as she watches her father sleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. Chapter 20 Explain the request Sydney Carton makes of Charles Darnay while at the home of Doctor Manette.

2. Chapter 6 Analyze how the title of the chapter relates to Carton's musings.

3. Chapter 11 How does Stryver describe Carton's future prospects?

4. Chapter 22 Describe the fate of the old aristocrat, Foulon.

5. Chapter 12 Explain Stryver's final decision about his marriage proposal to Lucie and his reaction to it.

6. Chapter 6 Summarize the physical and emotional state of Doctor Manette.

7. Chapter 16 What does Monsieur Defarge say to his wife in a pleading voice about Lucie Manette's husband?

8. Chapter 1 Describe what families living in England in 1775 do if they travel away from their homes?

9. Chapter 10 What is Charles Darnay's purpose in visiting Doctor Manette?

10. Chapter 1 Give a description of Tellson's Bank.

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