A Tale of Two Cities Practice Test

1: What two cities does the title refer to?
a. London and Paris
b. Paris and Nice
c. Edinburgh and Paris
2: Why does Dickens use the phrase “recalled to life” in reference to Doctor Manette?
a. Because he had never traveled.
b. Because he was born again.
c. Because he came out of a coma.
d. Because he was released from prison.
3: How does Sydney Carton save Darnay from being found guilty of treason during the trial in England?
a. He finds the real criminal.
b. He points out the resemblance between Darnay and himself.
c. He proves Darnay wasn’t in England when the crime was committed.
d. He pleads guilty to the crime, himself.
4: During the day Jerry Cruncher is a porter for Tellson’s Bank. What is his occupation at night?
a. Hustler
b. Grave robber
c. Bartender
d. Bank robber
5: What is Madame Defarge knitting?
a. a scarf
b. a suicide note in the shape of a sweaterc. a register of people who will be condemned to die after the Revolution
d. clothes for the revolutionaries
6: Why does the Doctor keep himself busy by making shoes after Lucie and Darnay get married?
a. He sees that Darnay has no shoes.
b. He learns that Darnay is a revolutionary.
c. He realizes that Darnay is the son of the man who sent him to prison.
d. He discovers that Darnay is a traitor.
7: Why does Darnay return to France in 1792?
a. To turn in Defarge
b. To expose the revolutionaries
c. To visit a gravesite
d. To help his family’s steward, who is in prison for helping Darnay
8: How does Madame Defarge die?
a. She is executed.
b. She is poisoned.
c. She is shot.
d. She is sent to the guillotine.
9: How does Carton get Darnay out of prison?
a. He makes the guards think Darnay is dead.
b. He hides Darnay in a cart full of dirty laundry.
c. He sneaks Darnay out after bribing a guard.
d. He changes clothes with Darnay, drugs him, and arranges for the guards to take Darnay out of the
prison in his place.


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