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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Shandy wish to have deliver her child?
(a) Dr. Slop.
(b) The village midwife.
(c) Walter Shandy.
(d) Mr. Yorick.

2. What concern does Walter Shandy express about his son's birth in Volume 2?
(a) Mrs. Shandy's pelvis could crush his head.
(b) A long delivery could cause a deformity.
(c) Mrs. Shandy is too old to deliver a child.
(d) A breech birth is indicative of a stubborn child.

3. What phrase is inscribed on Mr. Yorick's gravestone?
(a) Alas, poor Yorick.
(b) He loved the nag.
(c) Resquiet Im Pace.
(d) He rode well.

4. Who orders hot chestnuts from the kitchen in Volume 4?
(a) Kysarcius.
(b) Triptolemus.
(c) Phutatorius.
(d) Gastripheres.

5. What falls after Walter realizes Tristram has been named incorrectly?
(a) The clock.
(b) A glass vase.
(c) The bed.
(d) His breeches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Dr. Slop offended by the request to come to the birthing room?

2. What does Phutatoruis exclaim when he is injured?

3. What book does Walter Shandy hand Dr. Slop after he cuts his thumb?

4. Who dies and leaves Walter a substantial inheritance in Volume 4?

5. Who is Mr. Yorick?

(see the answer key)

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