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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps the village midwife attain a license?
(a) Walter Shandy.
(b) Mr. Yorick.
(c) Toby Shandy.
(d) Dr. Slop.

2. What reaction does Trim have to Bobby's death?
(a) He weeps uncontrollably.
(b) He continues reading his book.
(c) He goes back to sleep.
(d) He delivers a poetical speech.

3. What animal does Toby gently catch and release when Tristram is ten?
(a) A fly.
(b) A gnat.
(c) A flea.
(d) A mouse.

4. What is the irony evident in Walter Shandy's book?
(a) He neglects Tristram while writing.
(b) His life is bland and uninteresting.
(c) He knows nothing about war.
(d) He only repeats what others have already said.

5. Which commandment does Yorick ask Trim to repeat?
(a) The fifth.
(b) The third.
(c) The tenth.
(d) The first.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is in Flanders?

2. What comfort does Dr. Slop offer Walter Shandy in Volume 2?

3. What do Walter and Toby do after Dr. Slop leaves the parlor?

4. What phrase is inscribed on Mr. Yorick's gravestone?

5. What does Mrs. Shandy question while she and her husband are conceiving Tristram?

(see the answer key)

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