A Tale Of Two Cities: Book One
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A tale of two cities is one that shows us the story of a girl who thought she was all alone but comes to know that there is someone who has been searching for her for a long time, her father. Have you read the book in detail? This assessment measures student comprehension of the key concepts pertaining to A Tale of Two Cities.
- 1.The novel opens with this line:
- A.
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times
- B.
A peasant is executed because he did not bow down to a procession of monks
- C.
The beginning of the American Revolution
- D.
It was for the best and the worst of times
- E.
It was the better of times; it was the worser of times
- 2.Which of the following does NOT occur in the first chaper of the novel?
- A.
"It was the best of time"
- B.
A youth is executed for not bowing to a procession of monks
- C.
The highwaymen rob and murder people in England
- D.
A message is delivered to Mr. Lorry to meet a woman at Dover
- E.
The two countries are mentioned: France and England
- 3.Which of the following explains what will happen when Mr. Lorry meets Lucie at Dover?
- A.
It was the of times; it was the worst of times
- B.
Lucie hears the news that her long lost father is dead
- C.
Lorry tells Lucie that her father has been found in Paris
- D.
A youth is sentenced to be executed for not bowing to a procession of monks
- E.
None of the above
- 4.When Dickens writes that "Hunger stared down the street", he uses this literary device:
- A.
Metaphor
- B.
Personification
- C.
Simile
- D.
Imagery
- E.
The main idea
- 5.All of the following took place in Paris when Lucie and Lorry arrive with the exception of one event:
- A.
Lucie finds her father in the wineshop
- B.
Dr. Manette does not realize his real name and occupation
- C.
Dr. Manette is making shoes and has difficulty recognizing Lucie as his daughter
- D.
The peasants drink the wine from the street because they are protesting the King
- E.
A man writes BLOOD on the wall, symbolizing the revolution that will come
- 6.A Tale of Two Cities features London and ________________
- 7.This literary device means giving an inanimate object human characteristics: ____________
- 8.This man is a symbol for reason and is a "man of business"
- A.
Dickens
- B.
Dr. Manette
- C.
Mr. Lorry
- D.
The French youth
- E.
The shoemaker
- F.
Mr. Defarge
- 9.This person represents emotion in the way he/she responds to a crisis in Book One:
- A.
Mr. Lorry
- B.
Dr. Manette
- C.
Lucie
- D.
Mr. Defarge
- E.
Miss Pross
- 10.Which of the following BEST illustrates the MAIN IDEA or the THEME of the novel A Tale of Two Cities?
- A.
The novel focuses on the poverty of the poor people in France
- B.
The regilious class and the wealthy oppressed the poor
- C.
"It was the best of times; it was the worst of times"
- D.
Lucie found her long lost father alive in France.
- E.
The time period was one of great revolutions: the American and French revolutions.
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