Questions A Tale Of Two Cities

Comprehension Test
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
1 Who said this in the story? Lucie Manette, Jarvis Lorry, Dr Manette, Charles Darnay, Sydney Carton.
a ‘Dear Dr Manette, I love your daughter dearly.’ ...............
b ‘I brought you from France to England, and Tellson’s Bank has taken care of you since then.’ ...............
c ‘One Hundred and Five, North Tower.’...............
d ‘It will be a happy memory for me that my last words of love were to you.’ ...............
e ‘Is it possible that my father is still alive?’ ...............
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2 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a Dr Manette had been in the Bastille prison for a short time.
b Lucie Manette met Charles Darnay on a boat coming to England.
c Charles Darnay wassent to court in England because people thought he was a robber.
d Sydney Carton had a very happy life with a lot of friends.
e Sydney Carton looked like Charles Darnay.
f When the old Marquis of Evremonde ran over a child in his coach, he didn’t get out.
g It was very easy to travel in France at the time of the revolution.
h When Charles Darnay was first inprison, Dr Manette helped him to be set free.
i Dr Manette was a friend of the old Marquis of Evremonde and his brother.
j At the end, Lucie, her daughter and Dr Manette had to leave Paris.
20 marks

3 Look at this picture.
a Who is the woman?


b Where does she work?


c What is special about her knitting?


d Why did the woman accuse Charles Darnay?20 marks

4 Put the following events in the life of Lucie Manette in the right order. Number them 1–5.
a Lucie married Charles Darnay.
b She was taken to England as a baby.
c She escaped from Paris in a coach with her husband, father and daughter.
d She went to Paris to try to save her husband.
e She met her father for the first time and returned toEngland with him.
20 marks

5 Who in the story ...? Miss Pross, Dr Manette, Sydney Carton, the old Marquis of Evremonde, Solomon Pross / Mr Barsad.
a ... repaired shoes when he was unhappy or worried. ..............
b ... was killed by a knife pushed into his heart. ...............
c ... was a spy who helped Darnay to escape. ...............
d ... fought and killed Mme Defarge................
e ... died instead of Charles Darnay. ...............
20 marks

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Multiple-choice Test
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens

Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 The story begins in _____.
a [ ] 1375 b [ ] 1975 c [ ] 1575 d [ ] 1775
2 The ‘two cities’ in the title are Paris and _____.
a [ ] Rome b [ ] London c [ ] New Yorkd [ ] Berlin
3 The people of France are angry with _____.
a [ ] the noblemen b [ ] the doctors c [ ] the English d [ ] the farmers
4 Mr Lorry works at Tellson’s _____.
a [ ] school b [ ] prison c [ ] shop d [ ] bank
5 Twenty years ago, Mr Lorry brought _____ from France to England.
a [ ] a baby boy b [ ] some money c [ ] a baby girl d [] a prisoner
6 Just before Lucie Manette was born, her father _____.
a [ ] went to prison b [ ] bought a shop c [ ] died d [ ] went to another country
7 Everyone in Saint Antoine is _____.
a [ ] busy b [ ] poor c [ ] happy d [ ] rich
8 The Bastille is a _____.
a [ ] university b [ ] park c [ ] bank d [ ] prison
9 For many years, _____was locked in room 105, North Tower.
a [ ] Charles Darnay b [ ] Mr Lorry c [ ] Doctor Manette d [ ] Sydney Carton
10 At the Old Bailey, John Barsad says that Charles Darnay is _____.
a [ ] a spy b [ ] a thief c [ ] an innocent man d [ ] a murderer
20 marks


Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Jerry Cruncher _____ for people at Tellson’s bank....