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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 119 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Trim?
(a) Toby's commanding officer.
(b) Walter's servant.
(c) Toby's nephew.
(d) Toby's servant and friend.

2. What comfort does Dr. Slop offer Walter Shandy in Volume 2?
(a) Children do grow up and move away.
(b) He is young enough to find another wife.
(c) Medicine has made great advances.
(d) All births are difficult.

3. What does Toby buy to help plan out his old battles?
(a) A map.
(b) A scope.
(c) A compass.
(d) A riding crop.

4. Who has the power to change Tristram's name?
(a) Yorick.
(b) Eugenuis.
(c) Diduis.
(d) Phutatoruis.

5. Why does Yorick christen Tristram with the wrong name?
(a) Susannah mispronounces the name.
(b) Yorick is deaf and cannot hear clearly.
(c) He doesn't like the name Walter has chosen.
(d) Mrs. Shandy interrupts the christening.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Tristram's christening rushed?

2. What concern does Walter Shandy express about his son's birth in Volume 2?

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

4. When was Tristram conceived?

5. To what does Walter Shandy attribute his family problems?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Yorick.

2. What topics do the men discuss in Volume 2 while waiting for Tristram's birth?

3. To what does Uncle Toby attribute to Tristram's problems before entering the world?

4. What is Slawkenburguis' story?

5. Why does Walter Shandy decide to name his son Trismegistus?

6. How does Yorick assist the midwife?

7. How does Walter Shandy react to Tristram's deformity?

8. How is Phutatoruis injured in Volume 4?

9. What misunderstanding does Toby have about bridges in Volume 3?

10. Describe Toby Shandy.

(see the answer keys)

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