A Tale of Two Cities Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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A Tale of Two Cities Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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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. What does a woman ask the Marquis to provide for her husband?

2. What is the common view of Jerry's secret trade?

3. Chapter 2 What is the name of the hill that the Dover mail carriage is struggling to climb through the mud?

4. What is the relationship Carton has with Stryver?

5. What does Carton say he would do for Lucie and anyone dear to her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Chapter 2 Summarize the message that Jerry delivers to Mr. Lorry.

3. Chapter 5 Describe the condition of the common people in France.

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

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

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

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

8. Chapter 13 Summarize Carton's final comments to Lucie in this chapter.

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

10. Chapter3 Explain why Charles Darnay is acquitted of his accused crime.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) What are some of the differences between the French aristocrats' way of life with that of the common citizens?

2) What indications are there that the Monseigneur and the Marquis Evremonde consider theirs a superior culture and treat the common people as inferior creatures?

Essay Topic 2

1) Evaluate the relationship between Madame Defarge and Monsieur Defarge.

2) How are they a good match?

3) How do they interact with one another? What are the qualities of their marriage?

4) Cite examples from the story proving their acceptance of one another and their role in the revolution?

Essay Topic 3

1) Analyze Doctor Manette's personality and emotional changes throughout the novel.

2) What fears and emotions does he experience as he grows in the three parts of the novel?

3) How do his attitudes change as he develops from a prisoner into a family man?

4) Cite examples of the character changes the doctor goes through from each of the three parts of the novel.

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