A Tale of Two Cities Reading Quizzes Flashcards
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Book 1, chapters 1-5 Reading Quiz:
When Mr. Lorry had a conversation with a young English lady, he was speaking to
a) Miss Finnigan
b) Miss Brown
c) Miss Emmeline
d) Miss Manette
d) Miss Manette
Book 1, chapters 1-5 Reading Quiz:
When Defarge led Mr. Lorry to the garret, Defarge opened the door and Mr. Lorry …
a) thanked him for the room and took a nap
b) found an old man making shoes
c) saw an elderly woman knitting scarves
d) was hit on the back of the head and locked in the room
b) found an old man making shoes
Book 1, chapters 1-5 Reading Quiz:
When Mr. Lorry spoke to the “drawer” (bartender) at the Royal George Hotel, the drawer said his hotel often entertained gentleman traveling between London and a) Madrid
b) Amsterdam
c) Paris
d) Dover
c) Paris
Book 1, chapters 1-5 Reading Quiz:
When a youth in France “had not kneeled down in the rain to do honour to a dirty procession of monks which passed within his view,” he was …
a) forced to sign up and serve in the army
b) struck on the back of his head, which killed him instantly
c) convicted of a crime, tortured, and burned alive
d) made to seek penance by the local priest and pay a large fine
c) convicted of a crime, tortured, and burned alive
Book 1, chapters 1-5 Reading Quiz:
Mr. Lorry tells the young English lady that…
a) her father has been found – he is alive
b) her brother’s ship has been lost at sea
c) her cousin has been taken prisoner in France
d) her mother has suddenly died
a) her father has been found – he is alive
Book 1, chapters 1-5 Reading Quiz:
When Jerry was asked to see Mr. Lorry, …
a) Jerry was being robbed at gun point
b) Mr. Lorry was hiding in an empty barrel
c) the local bartender poured beer over Jerry’s head
d) Mr. Lorry was in a stagecoach with the Dover mail
d) Mr. Lorry was in a stagecoach with the Dover mail
Book 1, chapters 1-5 Reading Quiz:
The answer to the question “buried how long?” is …
a) not long enough
b) forever
c) almost seven years
d) almost 18 years
d) almost 18 years
Book 1, chapters 1-5 Reading Quiz:
The name many people used when talking to Monsieur Defarge was…
a) Jabob
b) Antoine
c) Paul
d) Jacques
d) Jacques
Book 1, chapters 1-5 Reading Quiz:
In England, which of these crimes resulted in being hanged? (Choose all that apply)
#1 Breaking into a house
#2 Committing murder
#3 Committing small-time robbery
1, #2, and #3!
Book 1, chapters 1-5 Reading Quiz:
After Jerry gave Mr. Lorry a message on a folded piece of paper, Mr. Lorry told Jerry his answer was…
a) “forever in your debt”
b) “never, never, even after I die”
c) “raise the battle flag, we’re going to war”
d) “recalled to life”
d) “recalled to life”
Book 1 chapter 6; Book 2 chapters 1-2:
Tellson’s Bank is…
a) clean, tidy, well-lighted, warm, and welcoming
b) grimy, small, dingy, forbidding, and unwelcoming
b) grimy, small, dingy, forbidding, and unwelcoming
Book 1 chapter 6; Book 2 chapters 1-2:
Who does this describe: “a young man of about five-and-twenty, well-grown and well-looking, with a sunburned cheek and a dark eye. His condition was that of a young gentleman. He was plainly dressed in black…and his hair, which was long and dark, was gathered in a ribbon…”
a) Judge Bailey
b) Sydney Carton
c) the Attorney General
d) Charles Darnay
d) Charles Darnay
Book 1 chapter 6; Book 2 chapters 1-2:
What seems odd, or out of place, about Jerry Cruncher?
#1 – His boots are clean before bed but muddy in the morning
#2 –His shirt is ironed after dinner but always rumpled in the morning
#3 – His fingers have iron rust on them in the morning
#1 & #2
#1 & #3
#2 & #3
1 & #3
Book 1 chapter 6; Book 2 chapters 1-2:
When Jerry Cruncher becomes angry, it is because…
a) his son offered to help take his father’s boots off
b) his son was caught stealing bread in a local market
c) his wife stays out late and doesn’t care about the house
d) his wife prayed for him and said grace at breakfast
d) his wife prayed for him and said grace at breakfast
Book 1 chapter 6; Book 2 chapters 1-2:
The occupant of Defarge’s garret said his name was….
a) Prisoner One-Seven-Seven-Five
b) Manette
c) Jacques
d) One Hundred and Five, North Tower
d) One Hundred and Five, North Tower
Book 1 chapter 6; Book 2 chapters 1-2:
Jerry Cruncher…
a) is one of the wealthiest customers at Tellson’s Bank
b) is a friend of Mr. Lorry’s who must be kept secret to the bank because he is poor
c) works as Mr. Lorry’s accountant
d) works for Tellson’s Bank as an odd-job man
d) works for Tellson’s Bank as an odd-job man
Book 1 chapter 6; Book 2 chapters 1-2:
At the Old Bailey, a prisoner on trial…
a) will always receive a fair, impartial trial
b) if found guilty, will usually be shown mercy
c) will always be found innocent
d) will most likely be found guilty
d) will most likely be found guilty
Book 1 chapter 6; Book 2 chapters 1-2:
After Monsieur Defarge opened the door to his garret, he bid the occupant good day. The occupant, who had white hair, was…
a) building a rocking chair
b) taking a nap
c) making a lady’s shoe
d) painting a watercolor
c) making a lady’s shoe
Book 1 chapter 6; Book 2 chapters 1-2:
The occupant of Defarge’s garret and the woman who came to see him are…
a) father and daughter
b) husband and wife
c) brother and sister
d) son and mother
a) father and daughter
Book 1 chapter 6; Book 2 chapters 1-2:
How much time has elapsed at the start of Book 2?
a) one year
b) five years
c) fifteen years
d) 18 months
b) five years
Book 2, chapters 3-5:
What provocative question does Carton ask Darnay?
a) “Do you think you deserve to be free”
b) “Do you think the English want you in their country?”
c) “Do you think I particularly like you?”
d) “Do you think you would be free if you weren’t from a wealthy family?”
c) “Do you think I particularly like you?”
Book 2, chapters 3-5:
Dr. Manette spoke as a witness at the trial of Charles Darnay and said…
a) Darnay was a gentleman and helped him get situated on the ship to be as comfortable as possible
b) he did not remember meeting Darnay on any ship
c) he only spoke with his daughter for a few minutes, so he never really met Darnay
d) Darnay acted suspiciously when he met him, and that he and his daughter remembered him because of his rudeness
b) he did not remember meeting Darnay on any ship
Book 2, chapters 3-5:
Lucie Manette spoke as a witness at the trial of Charles Darnay and said…
a) Darnay was a gentleman and helped her get her father situated on the ship to be as comfortable as possible
b) She did not remember meeting Darnay on any ship
c) she thought Darnay was either a banker or an accountant, and that she only talked to him for a few minutes
d) Darnay acted suspiciously when she met him; she and her father remembered him because of his rudeness
a) Darnay was a gentleman and helped her get her father situated on the ship to be as comfortable as possible
Book 2, chapters 3-5:
Who does this describe? “stout, loud, red, bluff, and free from any drawback of delicacy, had a pushing way of shouldering himself…into conversations”
a) Sydney Carton
b) Stryver
c) Attorney General
d) Jerry
b) Stryver
