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. select 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. “the tide in his favor met with some unexplained check” b. “be held blameless in safe custody” c. “through the registers on the table” d. “some members were asleep and some awake ” reset next

Explanation:

The fact that some members of the Tribunal were asleep and some were awake implies long - working hours due to a heavy workload with many prisoners to examine. Options A, B, and C do not relate to the busyness of the Tribunal.

Answer:

D. "Some members were asleep and some awake"