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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 is Doctor Manette's condition when he returns home from trying to find leniency for Charles?
(a) He is jubilant with success.
(b) He has a relapse and looks for his shoemaking bench.
(c) He is resigned to Charles' fate.
(d) He remains strong for Lucie.

2. What is the main source of evidence presented against Charles Darnay?
(a) A letter written in the prison of the Bastille
(b) An incriminating weapon with Charles' initials imprinted on it
(c) A traitorous letter written by Charles
(d) An eyewitness

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Doctor Manette sure that there will be no more shoemaking or North Tower for him ever again?

2. What advice does Carton give to Mr. Lorry about Charles' fate?

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

4. How many people are condemned to die on the same day as Charles?

5. What does Carton believe will happen to Charles?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the reaction of Miss Pross when she sees her brother in the marketplace.

2. An escort is forced upon Charles when he enters France. Where does this escort bring him?

3. How does Carton help the seamstress who is being executed before him?

4. How does Carton manage to convince Solomon to help him see Charles in prison?

5. Describe the Carmagnole.

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

7. Summarize the contents of the note Charles sends to Lucie.

8. Describe why Madame Defarge goes to visit Lucie.

9. Describe how La Guillotine is used as a symbol of the patriots.

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

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