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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which famous Astronomical clock does Tristram describe in Volume 7?
(a) St. Mark's clock.
(b) The Jubilee clock.
(c) Big Ben.
(d) Lippius's clock.

3. Who needs to have an eye examined in Volume 8?
(a) Walter.
(b) Toby.
(c) Tristram.
(d) Widow Wadham.

4. Who is named as Tristram's godfather?
(a) Yorick.
(b) Toby.
(c) Trim.
(d) Obidiah.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who orders hot chestnuts from the kitchen in Volume 4?

2. Why doesn't Mrs. Shandy accompany Tristram to France?

3. What saves Toby's life after the war?

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

5. When was Tristram conceived?

(see the answer key)

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