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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Homunculus?
(a) Mr. Yorick.
(b) Tristram Shandy.
(c) Mrs. Shandy.
(d) Walter Shandy.

2. On which night does Walter Shandy always wind the clock?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Sunday.

3. Which famous engineer do Toby and Walter discuss while waiting for Tristram's birth?
(a) Horace.
(b) Euclid.
(c) Stevinus.
(d) Galileo.

4. Tristram interrupts his story about Toby with an anecdote about which author?
(a) Edgar Allen Poe.
(b) Ovid.
(c) John Locke.
(d) Horace.

5. What is Diduis' profession?
(a) The bishop.
(b) Yorick.
(c) A writer.
(d) A lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Homenas?

2. How is Toby wounded in Volume 3?

3. What medical procedure does Walter Shandy suggest for his wife?

4. Who delivers a fine sermon while the other characters wait for Tristram's birth?

5. How does Walter Shandy determine to compensate for Tristram's deformity?

(see the answer key)

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