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A Tale of two cities

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Finish the sentence...."It was the best of times, ..."

a)

...it was the beginning of the christmas break"

b)

...it was the worst of times"

c)

...it was the age of wisdom"

d)

... the dawn of the new day"

2.

What does Dr. Manette spend all his time doing?

a)

Seeing patients

b)

Painting portraits

c)

Making shoes

d)

Exercising

3.

What is Charles Darnay accused of in 1780?

a)

Bad hygiene

b)

Polugamy

c)

Treason

d)

Robbery

4.

Mr. Lorry is a ...

a)

Banker

b)

Solicitor

c)

Showmaker

d)

Bar tender

5.

What are the two cities of the title?

a)

England and France

b)

France and Ireland

c)

Spain and France

d)

France and Paris

6.

In what year does this novel begin?

a)

1767

b)

1775

c)

1783

d)

1793

7.

Lucie Manette marries Sydney Carton.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The setting of Book II is how much later than the setting of Book I?

a)

Five years later

b)

Ten years later

c)

Seven years later

d)

Two years later

e)

3 1/2 years later

9.

Old Bailey is...

a)

a prison.

b)

a pub.

c)

a wineshop.

d)

a court.

10.

During the trial, Stryver defends...

a)

the Englishman banker, Lorry, for embezzlement.

b)

the Englishman, Darnay, for treason against France.

c)

the Frenchman banker, Lorry, for embezzlement.

d)

the Frenchman, Darnay, for treason against England.

11.

Who is "the messenger" in both Book One and Two?

a)

Madame Defarge

b)

John Barsad

c)

C.J. Stryver

d)

Jerry Cruncher

e)

Dr. Manette

12.

He was a French gentleman, a scientific gentleman, a man of great achievements-a doctor.‘

a)

Dr. Alexander Manette

b)

Lucie Manette

c)

Mr Jarvis Lorry