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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. What new hobby does Toby Shandy pursue in Volume 6?
(a) Writing.
(b) The Widow Wadham.
(c) Shot put.
(d) Chess.

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

3. What is the irony evident in Walter Shandy's book?
(a) He neglects Tristram while writing.
(b) He knows nothing about war.
(c) His life is bland and uninteresting.
(d) He only repeats what others have already said.

4. What does the Widow Wadham kick out of her way in Volume 8?
(a) A coal scuttle.
(b) A dog.
(c) A chamberpot.
(d) A corking pin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Volume 5, who finds Tristram after he has been injured?

2. What reaction does Susannah have to Bobby's death?

3. How does Tristram escape death?

4. What does Susannah hope to inherit in Volume 5?

5. In Volume 8, why does Walter write Toby a letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What unusual friend does Tristram make in Lyon?

2. How does Toby become Billy Le Fever's guardian?

3. What might Tristram mean when he describes romance as, "It is with love as with cuck-oldom"?

4. What inconsistencies exist in Tristram's friendship with Eugenuis?

5. How does the Shandy household react to the news of Bobby's death?

6. What irony exists in Walter Shandy's attempt to write a child-rearing book?

7. How does Toby react to the end of the war?

8. Why does Tristram decide to travel abroad in Volume 7?

9. Why do Toby and Trim temporarily move in with Widow Wadham?

10. Who is Lieutenant Le Fever?

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