Question

a tale of two cities
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 manettes
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.
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select the correct answer.
read the excerpt from the passage.
he had pleaded hard to the tribunal, in which some members were asleep and some awake, for his life and freedom.
waylan is writing a paper on a tale of two cities by charles dickens. which of the writers commentaries is supported by the
excerpt?
a. doctor manette argued passionately, despite the lack of attention from the members of the tribunal.
b. because the story takes place during the french revolution, there is no legal system.
c. doctor manette was confused about whether his son - in - law would be found guilty.
d. as the original court system had been overthrown, doctor manette had no way to argue his case.

Explanation:

The text states that Doctor Manette "pleaded hard" (showing passionate arguing) and mentions that in the Tribunal "some members were asleep and some awake" (indicating lack of attention from Tribunal members). Option A aligns with this. Option B is incorrect as there is a Tribunal (a form of legal - like body). Option C has no basis in the given excerpt. Option D is wrong because Doctor Manette did plead (argue his case) to the Tribunal.

Answer:

A. Doctor Manette argued passionately, despite the lack of attention from the members of the Tribunal.