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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Walter and Toby do after Dr. Slop leaves the parlor?
(a) Drink brandy.
(b) Read books.
(c) Fall asleep.
(d) Play cards.

2. How long does Toby know the Widow Wadham before he falls in love with her?
(a) One year.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Eleven years.
(d) Eleven months.

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

4. When considering names for his newborn son, which name does Walter like the least?
(a) Tristram.
(b) Nick.
(c) Judas.
(d) Andrew.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hammond Shandy?

2. Why are the lead weights removed from the window that falls on Tristram?

3. Why does Toby Shandy come to live with Walter and his family?

4. With whom does Trim fall in love?

5. What does Walter Shandy want to name his newborn son?

(see the answer key)

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