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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 3 What is the name of the prosecutor's witness?

2. What is the prisoner's reaction as he waits before the large crowd to be tried?

3. Where does Mr. Lorry decide to relocate?

4. Chapter 3 What does Jerry ponder that every house, room, and heart in a city holds?

5. Chapter 19 How does Mr. Lorry begin his conversation with Doctor Manette on the tenth day after Lucie's wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. Chapter 8 Summarize the comment Defarge makes to the grieving father who holds his dead child in his hands.

2. Chapter 7 Describe the cold heartedness of Marquis Evremonde in this chapter.

3. Chapter 9 What suspicions does Charles have about his near-death encounter in England?

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

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

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

7. Chapter 14 Describe Jerry Cruncher's disreputable occupation.

8. Chapter 17 How does Doctor Manette feel about Lucie's marriage?

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

10. Chapter 4 Summarize the news Mr. Lorry bring to Lucie and her reaction to the message.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Compare and contrast the characters of Mr. Lorry and Jerry Cruncher.

2) Summarize the impact each character has on one another.

3) How is each character realistic in his view toward life, considering the time period in which the story takes place?

4) How do their roles as businessmen differ? Cite examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

1) Write an introduction to the novel discussing Charles Dickens' writing style, use of dialogue, irony, imagery, and point of view of the characters.

2) How do these literary elements affect the story?

Essay Topic 3

1) What is the significance of the woman at the foot of the scaffold, watching Sydney face La Guillotine?

2) How does she envision the thoughts that Sydney is thinking?

3) As written by this woman, what future does Sydney envision for Lucie and her family?

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