The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Volume 1

1. Who is the narrator?

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

3. Who is the Homunculus?

4. According to Uncle Toby, when do Tristram's problems begin?

5. Which famous poet does Tristram quote in Volume 1?

6. When was Tristram conceived?

7. On which night does Walter Shandy always wind the clock?

8. Who is Bobby?

9. How many miles away does Dr. Slop live?

10. Who does Mrs. Shandy wish to have deliver her child?

11. Who helps the village midwife attain a license?

12. Who is Mr. Yorick?

13. Who does Tristram compare to the main character in Don...
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