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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Bobby at the end of Volume 4?
(a) He marries a French woman.
(b) He arrives to rescue Tristram.
(c) He embarks on a tour of Europe.
(d) He dies.

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

3. In Volume 3, what does Dr. Slop create in the kitchen?
(a) A sandwich.
(b) A bridge.
(c) A scalpel.
(d) An omelet.

4. Who is sent to fetch the midwife?
(a) Susannah.
(b) Obadiah.
(c) Toby.
(d) Trim.

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

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

7. In Volume 3, what confusion does Toby have about Dr. Slop's creation?
(a) He wonders why a doctor would use a spoon for a knife.
(b) He asks if the doctor is French.
(c) He thinks the doctor is creating a drawbridge for him.
(d) He thinks the sandwich is for him.

8. Where does the preface appear in Volume 3?
(a) In the beginning of the book.
(b) At the end of the book.
(c) Tristram promises to include it in the next volume.
(d) In the middle of the book.

9. What is Trim's true name?
(a) James Butler.
(b) Tad Most.
(c) John Smith.
(d) Todd Moore.

10. Who is Toby Shandy?
(a) Walter's brother.
(b) Walter's nephew.
(c) Walter's father.
(d) Walter's grandfather.

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

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

13. Who is Trim?
(a) Toby's nephew.
(b) Walter's servant.
(c) Toby's servant and friend.
(d) Toby's commanding officer.

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

15. Where on his body is Trim wounded?
(a) His knee.
(b) His head.
(c) His back.
(d) His groin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Toby take to recover from his injury?

2. What type of book does Toby plan to write?

3. How does Dr. Slop injure baby Tristram during delivery?

4. Whom does Phutatoruis blame for his injury?

5. Who does Tristram compare to the main character in Don Quixote?

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