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The Shoemaker of Paris( A tale of two cities)

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the source of the story

a)

A tale of two cities

b)

A tale of three cities

c)

A tale of two cities simplified by Sraboni Ghose

d)

A tale of three cities simplified by Sraboni Ghose

2.

Name the year of incident .

a)

1776

b)

1778

c)

1775

d)

1774

3.

What was the poorest district of Paris .

a)

France

b)

St. Antoine

c)

St. Germain

4.

On which day was laughter in St. Antoine .

a)

One bright November day

b)

One dull October day

c)

One dull November day

d)

One dull December day

5.

Who was the owner of the wine shop?

a)

Madame Defarge

b)

Monsieur Defarge

c)

Lucy Manette

d)

Jarvis Lorry

6.

What was the name of the tall thin man?

a)

Jarvis Lorry

b)

Monsieur Defarge

c)

Gaspard

d)

Dr. Manette

7.

What was Madame Defarge doing when Defarge went back to his wine shop?

a)

Sewing

b)

Cutting

c)

Knitting

d)

Placing bottles of wine in the rag

8.

What was the age of Madame Defarge ?

a)

about 40

b)

about 27

c)

about 30

d)

about 33

9.

How was Defarge related to Lucy's father ?

a)

He kept her father in the prison

b)

He was the cook of her father

c)

He was the servant of her father

d)

He was the manager of her father

10.

Why had Lucy and Jarvis Lorry came to Monsieur Defarge?

a)

Lucy had came to take Dr. Manette away

b)

they came to see Dr. Manette

c)

they came to purchase some bottles of wine

d)

they came to give barrel of wines to Monsieur Defarge

11.

Where was Dr. Manette ?

a)

across the courtyard , then some steep stairs

b)

across the courtyard at the third floor

c)

across the wine shop in a small room

d)

in the wine shop above some steep stairs

12.

Who were looking through the cracks ?

a)

three men

b)

two men

c)

two men who were the friend's of Monsieur

d)

three men who were the friend's of Monsieur

13.

What did Jarvis Lorry said when he saw the men standing on the door?

a)

he shouted , go away from here

b)

he said to Monsieur that are you making a show of Dr. Manette

c)

he said to Monsieur Defarge that are you making a public show of Dr. Manette

d)

he said that that is Dr. Manette entertaining people , because they are peeping inside through the cracks

14.

Who was at the other end/ far end of the room?

a)

A man bending low over a Shoemaker's bench

b)

A man sitting towards the door who's face was turned towards the light coming from a tiny window

c)

A man who had long hair which was white as snow, his clothes were hung like rugs from his thin shoukders

d)

All of the above

15.

On which day was laughter in St. Antoine .

a)

One bright November day

b)

One dull October day

c)

One dull November day

d)

One dull December day

16.

What was the reaction of the person who was looking at the people drinking wine ?

a)

he felt pity for the the rich people who created that misery

b)

he felt pity for the misery of the people and and anger for the rich who caused that misery

c)

none of the above

d)

he got angry on the people who were drinking the wine

17.

Who were the two strangers sitting on the table in the wine shop ?

a)

Lucy Manette , Dr. Manette

b)

Monsieur Defarge , Jarvis Lorry

c)

Lucy Manette , Jarvis Lorry

d)

Defarge, Madame Defarge

18.

What Defarge did when he got to know that Lucy was Dr. Manette's daughter?

a)

He kissed the hand of the lady.

b)

He offered him the most expensive wine in his shop

c)

He went down on his knees and kissed the hand of the lady with great respect.

d)

He took Lucy to Dr. Manette

19.

For how many year's was Dr. Manette in the prison ?

a)

19 year's

b)

20 year's

c)

18 year's

d)

14 year's

20.

A _______ had run all over the road

a)

A bottle of wine

b)

A barrel full of red mud

c)

A barrel full of oil

d)

A barrel full of red wine

21.

How were the people in St. Antoine ?

a)

Happy , rich , calm

b)

hungry , ragged , depressed

c)

ragged , hungry , desperate

d)

rich , angry , depressed

22.

How did the miserable people drank wine ?

a)

Dipped rags into wine

b)

Collected wine in their hands

c)

Fell on their knees and drank like dogs .

d)

All of the above