by Charles Dickens (adapted excerpt)The story takes place during the time of the French Revolution, the storming of the Bastille in Paris. During the riots, Doctor Manette's daughter, Lucy Darnay, learned that the prison had been attacked and the political prisoners held there, including her husband, were in danger.Here Doctor Manette had ascertained, through the registers on the table, that his son-in-law was among the detainees. He had pleaded hard to the Tribunal, in which some members were asleep and some awake, for his life and freedom. In the first frantic greetings lavished on himself as a noted sufferer under the overthrown system, it had been accorded to him to have Charles Darnay brought before the lawless Court, and examined. That, he seemed on the point of being at once released, when the tide in his favor met with some unexplained check (not intelligible to the Doctor), which led to a few words of secret conference. That, the man sitting as President had then informed Doctor Manette that the defendant must remain in custody, but should, for his sake, be held blameless in safe custody.3Select the correct answer.Which detail from the text supports the idea that the Tribunal in the story was very busy and working long days with many prisoners being examined? A. “Some members were asleep and some awake.” B. “through the registers on the table” C. “The tide in his favor met with some unexplained check.” D. “be held blameless in safe custody”

The following text is adapted from Charles Dickens’ 1861 novel Great Expectations. The speaker and Joe are in a cottage on a cold night. Joe made the fire and swept the hearth, and then we went to the door to listen for the chaise-cart. It was a dry cold night, and the wind blew keenly, and the frost was white and hard. A man would die to-night of lying out on the marshes, I thought. And then I looked at the stars, and considered how awful it would be for a man to turn his face up to them as he froze to death, and see no help or pity in all the glittering multitude.Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the text as a whole? It illustrates a character’s prediction of the future.eliminateIt reveals a character’s lack of empathy. eliminate It continues the previous sentence’s detailed description of the setting. eliminate It establishes a scenario a character is imagining.

What can be inferred from this excerpt from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens?Occasionally, when there was some more than usually interesting inquest upon a parish child who had been overlooked in turning up a bedstead, or inadvertently scalded to death when there happened to be a washing—though the latter accident was very scarce, anything approaching to a washing being of rare occurrence in the farm—the jury would take it into their heads to ask troublesome questions, or the parishioners would rebelliously affix their signatures to a remonstrance. A. Workhouse authorities were extremely careless in their duties. B. Parishioners wrongly criticized parish officials. C. The legal system carefully monitored parish affairs. D. Parish children were extremely weak due to poor nourishment.

explain the tone of "The Shoemaker" By: Charles DickensTone: The tone of the story can be characterized as sympathetic and compassionate

Which of the following is a classic pandemic story?Group of answer choicesGeorge Orwell's Animal FarmShakespeare's Twelfth NightCharles Dickens' Hard TimesHomer's IliadMary Shelley's Frankenstein

from "The Story of an Hour" by Kate ChopinKnowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death. It was her sister Josephine who told her, in broken sentences; veiled hints that revealed in half concealing. Her husband's friend Richards was there, too, near her. It was he who had been in the newspaper office when intelligence of the railroad disaster was received, with Brently Mallard's name leading the list of "killed." He had only taken the time to assure himself of its truth by a second telegram and had hastened to forestall any less careful, less tender friend in bearing the sad message.If this story were told from the point of view of Mrs. Mallard, what would be known?ResponsesA We would know Josephine's feelings about her sister.We would know Josephine's feelings about her sister.B We would know Mrs. Mallard's thoughts about her husband's death.We would know Mrs. Mallard's thoughts about her husband's death.C We would know how Richards feels about Mrs. Mallard's heart disease.We would know how Richards feels about Mrs. Mallard's heart disease.D We would know Mr. Mallard's actions immediately prior to the accident.