The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy Short Question Test Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Volume 1

1. Who is the narrator?

Tristram Shandy.

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

If the clock is wound.

3. Who is the Homunculus?

Tristram Shandy.

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

Nine months before he enters the world.

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

Horace.

6. When was Tristram conceived?

1718.

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

Sunday.

8. Who is Bobby?

Tristram's eldest brother.

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

Eight.

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

The village midwife.

11. Who helps the village midwife attain a license?

Mr. Yorick.

12. Who is Mr. Yorick?

The village parson.

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

Mr. Yorick.

14. What does...
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