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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what descent is Mr. Yorick's family?
(a) French.
(b) Jewish.
(c) German.
(d) Danish.

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

3. With whom does Aunt Dinah have an affair?
(a) Mr. Yorick.
(b) Toby Shandy.
(c) The coachman.
(d) The butler.

4. How does Dr. Slop cut his thumb?
(a) Trying to hold onto the reins.
(b) While trying to open his bag.
(c) While trying to operate on Mrs. Shandy.
(d) On a sharp edge of the tea cup.

5. What does Trim oil in Volume 3?
(a) The floor.
(b) Door hinges.
(c) His hair.
(d) The generator.

6. How many children does Obidiah have?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) None.
(d) Twelve.

7. Who orders hot chestnuts from the kitchen in Volume 4?
(a) Gastripheres.
(b) Kysarcius.
(c) Phutatorius.
(d) Triptolemus.

8. Who is sent to fetch Dr. Slop's medicine bag?
(a) Obadiah.
(b) Susannah.
(c) Toby.
(d) Trim.

9. In Volume 4, why does the man with the big nose travel to Strasborg?
(a) To seek a surgeon.
(b) To find a wife.
(c) To attend a nose convention.
(d) To sell a cow.

10. What does Walter Shandy want to name his newborn son?
(a) Judas.
(b) Phutatoruis.
(c) Trismegistus.
(d) Tristram.

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

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

13. What type of book does Toby plan to write?
(a) A war manual.
(b) An autobiography.
(c) A history book.
(d) A book of poetry.

14. Who is Dolly?
(a) The midwife.
(b) Mr. Yorick's horse.
(c) Toby Shandy's wife.
(d) The chambermaid.

15. Who asks Dr. Slop to come to the birthing room?
(a) Obidiah.
(b) Walter Shandy.
(c) The midwife.
(d) Susannah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is named as Tristram's godfather?

2. What is Diduis' profession?

3. When the midwife falls, what does Dr. Slop offer to examine?

4. What is Homenas?

5. Why is Tristram's christening rushed?

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