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1. 1.

   Find words from the story which can be replaced with the following:

   1. unhappy
   2. hurried
   3. soaked
   4. observing
   5. custodian
   6. evidently
   7. asked softly
   8. unlocked
2. 2.

   Make sentences of your own with these words:

   poverty, misery, elderly, counter, exclaimed

3. 3.

   Explain the following in your own words:

   1. Misery hung like a black cloud over St. Antoine.
   2. Soon time will come for blood.
   3. He's lived so long like that.
   4. Lucy stood there trembling like a leaf.
4. 4.

   Think and write any word or words that describes/describe each of the following characters in the story:

   1. The crowd
   2. Monsieur Defarge
   3. Madame Defarge
   4. Mr. Lorry
   5. Lucy Manette
   6. Dr. Manette
5. 5.

   Complete the following sentences:

   1. The miserable people rushed out to drink _______________
   2. People fell on their knees _____________
   3. Others collected the wine _____________
   4. Defarge led the way across the courtyard _____________
   5. Before they reached the top of the stairs, Defarge ____________
   6. Mr. Lorry told Lucy to be brave and think ____________
6. 6.

   Describe the condition of St. Antoine in the year 1775.