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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what battle is Toby Shandy wounded?
(a) The battle of Sambre.
(b) The siege of Namur.
(c) The gate of St. Nicholas.
(d) The battle of Roch.

2. How does Walter Shandy determine to compensate for Tristram's deformity?
(a) By giving him a strong name.
(b) By forcing him to grow tall.
(c) By removing all the mirrors from the house.
(d) By teaching him Latin.

3. 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.

4. What medical instrument does Dr. Slop show Toby?
(a) Forceps.
(b) Syringe.
(c) Scalpel.
(d) Clamp.

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

6. Who is Slawkenburguis?
(a) A local lawyer.
(b) A famous physician.
(c) A nose scholar.
(d) Walter's favorite philosopher.

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

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

9. Who is Bobby?
(a) Tristram's uncle.
(b) Tristram's youngest brother.
(c) Tristram's eldest brother.
(d) Tristram's imaginary friend.

10. Who is sent to fetch Dr. Slop?
(a) Trim.
(b) Susannah.
(c) Toby.
(d) Obadiah.

11. Who is Hammond Shandy?
(a) Toby's father.
(b) Tristram's great-grandfather.
(c) Tristram's great-uncle.
(d) Tristram's grandfather.

12. Who delivers a fine sermon while the other characters wait for Tristram's birth?
(a) Toby.
(b) Trim.
(c) Mr. Yorick.
(d) Obadiah.

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

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

15. What saves Toby's life after the war?
(a) Walter's support.
(b) His hobby.
(c) Susannah's poultices.
(d) Trim's encouragement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of handkerchief does Walter Shandy use in Volume 3?

2. Why is Dr. Slop offended by the sermon delivered in Volume 2?

3. What does Mrs. Shandy question while she and her husband are conceiving Tristram?

4. What does Toby Shandy have difficulty remembering after the war?

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

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