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

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The excerpt says "it had been accorded to him to have Charles Darnay brought before the lawless Court, and examined". This shows the legal system was overthrown (lawless Court), so Doctor Manette had to plead hard as there was a breakdown in the normal legal process, supporting the commentary.
• Option B: There's no info about Doctor Manette being confused about his son - in - law's guilt.
• Option C: The excerpt shows he did plead (so he could argue his case), so this is incorrect.
• Option D: The excerpt says "some members were asleep and some awake" but doesn't say there was a lack of attention, and he pleaded hard which implies he was passionate, but the main support for the commentary (about the French Revolution's impact on legal system) is better supported by Option A.

Answer:

A. Because the story takes place during the French Revolution, there is no legal system.