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A Tale of Two Cities
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1
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How do Stryver and Carton know each other?
Stryver defended Carton once.
Carton saved Stryver's life.
They went to school together.
They are cousins.
2
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What are Stryver's and Carton's nicknames, respectively?
Lion and Hyena
Lion and Jackal
Puffin and Grouse
Cheetah and Wolf
3
of 5
What does Miss Pross complain about?
Doctor Manette making shoes
All the suitors who visit Lucy
How hard it is to keep the house clean
The echo from the streets
4
of 5
What is Doctor Manette's occupation in London?
Doctor
Shoemaker
Banker
Professor
5
of 5
What story does Darnay tell that makes Doctor Manette startle and look ill?
About his conversation with Carton
About a cask of wine breaking on the streets of Paris
About a prisoner carving the word "dig" in his cell
About his own experience in shoe making
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