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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Toby Shandy stop setting up battle scenes?
(a) He is preparing for Billy's arrival.
(b) He is bored with war.
(c) To spend more time with Tristram.
(d) The war ends.

2. What unusual friend does Tristram make in Lyon?
(a) A dove.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A sheep.
(d) A pigeon.

3. Why are the lead weights removed from the window that falls on Tristram?
(a) Lead is toxic to children.
(b) To make part of Toby's fortification.
(c) To prevent Tristram from cutting his fingers.
(d) To make a fork.

4. With whom does Trim fall in love?
(a) A nun.
(b) A maid.
(c) A baker.
(d) A seamstress.

5. Why doesn't Mrs. Shandy accompany Tristram to France?
(a) She fears mules.
(b) She does not like the smell.
(c) She is busy knitting breeches.
(d) She is pregnant.

6. How does Tristram travel to Paris?
(a) By stagecoach.
(b) By boat.
(c) By train.
(d) By mule.

7. Why does Toby spend a few nights at the Widow Wadham's house?
(a) She hosts a large party.
(b) His house floods.
(c) The construction of his house is incomplete.
(d) She needs manly work done in the house.

8. In Volume 5, why does Mrs. Shandy eavesdrop on her husband?
(a) She suspects he is being unfaithful.
(b) She wants to learn about the world of men.
(c) She thought she heard the word "wife".
(d) She is interested in his reaction.

9. Where does Lieutenant Le Fever die?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) On the battlefield.
(c) In the village inn.
(d) On the bowling green.

10. What concern does Widow Wadham express about Toby Shandy in Volume 8?
(a) His finances.
(b) His intelligence.
(c) His conversational abilities.
(d) The extent of his groin wound.

11. On what day does Trim fall in love?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Monday.

12. Who has accompanied Tristram to France in the past?
(a) Julia and Trim.
(b) Walter and Mrs. Shandy.
(c) Walter, Toby and Trim.
(d) Trim and Obidiah.

13. What do Dr. Slop and Susannah throw at each other in Volume 6?
(a) Slop.
(b) Fruit.
(c) The poultice.
(d) Water.

14. How old is Tristram when he is injured by a falling window sash?
(a) Three.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

15. Who plans on spying on Toby through a keyhole?
(a) Mrs. Shandy.
(b) Tristram.
(c) Trim.
(d) Bridget.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Volume 8, which character makes a battle plan with Toby to approach the Widow Wadham?

2. What does Billy inherit from Lieutenant Le Fever?

3. Where does Tristram find his travel notes?

4. What does Walter Shandy decide to write in Volume 5?

5. What reaction does Walter Shandy have to Bobby's death?

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