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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. What does Madame Defarge reveal about her past?
(a) She was actually born in England.
(b) She is the other sister of the wounded boy discussed at Darnay's trial.
(c) She has an English stepsister.
(d) She is the sister of Doctor Manette.

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

3. Who are the three witnesses against Charles Darnay at his trial?
(a) Monsieur Defarge, The Vengeance, and Doctor Manette
(b) Monsieur Defarge, Solomon, and The Vengeance
(c) Monsieur Defarge, Madame Defarge, and The Vengeance
(d) Monsieur Defarge, Madame Defarge, and Doctor Manette

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

5. What does Little Lucie recall later in her life that Carton said to Lucie while she was unconscious?
(a) A life you love
(b) Take care
(c) Be happy
(d) I will never forget you

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mr. Lorry amazed to see come through the door of Tellson's Bank in Paris?

2. What does the evidence against Charles call up in the crowd at the trial?

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

4. What is the first thing Charles does when he is put in his cell?

5. What is Doctor Manette's condition when he returns home from trying to find leniency for Charles?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Carton does when he visits Charles in prison.

2. How does Lucie make herself known to Charles each day?

3. Describe what Little Lucie remembers about Sydney Carton years later.

4. What is Doctor Manette's reaction to Charles' acquittal?

5. What do Carton and Lorry discuss about the fate of Charles?

6. Explain why Sydney Carton decides to walk around the city, making his presence known.

7. Describe how the patriots of France look upon Charles Darnay.

8. What are the three letters Charles writes from prison before his scheduled execution, and who does he forget?

9. Describe who makes up the Tribunal of Charles' trial.

10. Summarize the description Carton gives of Mr. Lorry and how people will feel about him when he is gone.

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