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 was confused about whether his son-in-law would be found guilty.
b. because the story takes place during the french revolution, there is no legal system.
c. doctor manette argued passionately, despite the lack of attention from the members of the tribunal
d. as the original court system had been overthrown, doctor manette had no way to argue his case

Explanation:

El fragmento dice que Doctor Manette "had pleaded hard" (había rogado con empeño) al Tribunal, lo que muestra que argumentó apasionadamente. Además, menciona que "some members were asleep and some awake" (algunos miembros dormían y otros estaban despiertos), lo que indica una falta de atención por parte de los miembros del Tribunal.

Answer:

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