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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does Walter Shandy hand Dr. Slop after he cuts his thumb?
(a) A medical text.
(b) The Bible.
(c) A book of excommunication.
(d) A collection of poetry by Ovid.

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

3. Why is Tristram's christening rushed?
(a) Yorick charges extra on Sundays.
(b) The vicar is leaving town.
(c) Fights break out concerning his name.
(d) Susannah believes he is dying.

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

5. Who helps the village midwife attain a license?
(a) Mr. Yorick.
(b) Walter Shandy.
(c) Toby Shandy.
(d) Dr. Slop.

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

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

8. Why is Dr. Slop angry at Obidiah in Volume 3?
(a) Obidiah ruins his jacket.
(b) Obidiah spills tea on his lap.
(c) Obidiah ties tight knots in his bag.
(d) He arrives after the baby is born.

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

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

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

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

13. How tall is Dr. Slop?
(a) Four and a half feet tall.
(b) Five and three-quarters of a foot tall.
(c) Three feet, eleven inches tall.
(d) Six feet tall.

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

15. What does Phutatoruis exclaim when he is injured?
(a) Oy!
(b) Aye!
(c) Happenstance!
(d) Zounds!

Short Answer Questions

1. What explanation does Toby give for Mrs. Shandy's reluctance to employ Dr. Slop?

2. What happens to Bobby at the end of Volume 4?

3. Who asks Dr. Slop to come to the birthing room?

4. Who is the narrator?

5. Who is sent to fetch Dr. Slop's medicine bag?

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