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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Dr. Slop offended by the request to come to the birthing room?
(a) He feels the midwife should personally ask for his help.
(b) He is not finished telling his story to Toby.
(c) He expects to be paid in advance.
(d) He has not finished his tea.

2. Tristram interrupts his story about Toby with an anecdote about which author?
(a) Horace.
(b) Edgar Allen Poe.
(c) John Locke.
(d) Ovid.

3. Who does Mrs. Shandy wish to have deliver her child?
(a) Walter Shandy.
(b) Mr. Yorick.
(c) Dr. Slop.
(d) The village midwife.

4. Who does Tristram compare to the main character in Don Quixote?
(a) Walter Shandy.
(b) Mr. Yorick.
(c) Dr. Slop.
(d) Toby Shandy.

5. Who is Slawkenburguis?
(a) A local lawyer.
(b) A famous physician.
(c) A nose scholar.
(d) Walter's favorite philosopher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Shandy's maiden name?

2. Who is Toby Shandy?

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

4. Who is sent to fetch Dr. Slop's medicine bag?

5. Of what descent is Mr. Yorick's family?

(see the answer key)

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