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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tune does Toby whistle in Volume 3?
(a) Eileen Oge.
(b) The Keys of Canterbury.
(c) Lillabullero.
(d) Ally Croaker.

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

3. What opinion does Tristram have about time?
(a) It moves too slowly.
(b) It is meaningless.
(c) It moves too quickly.
(d) Everyone's concept of time is different.

4. What is Yorick's first name?
(a) Trismegistus.
(b) Phutatoruis.
(c) Diduis.
(d) Tristram.

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. How does Tristram travel through the southern region of France?

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

3. Why is Tristram's christening rushed?

4. Who has accompanied Tristram to France in the past?

5. How does Dr. Slop cut his thumb?

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