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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was Tristram conceived?
(a) 1817.
(b) 1669.
(c) 1689.
(d) 1718.

3. To what does Walter Shandy attribute his family problems?
(a) Their small noses.
(b) Bad food.
(c) Bad karma.
(d) Women.

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

5. What does Mr. Yorick often loan the villagers?
(a) His horses.
(b) Grain.
(c) His cloak.
(d) Money.

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

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

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

9. Who is present at Mr. Yorick's death?
(a) Tristram.
(b) Obadiah.
(c) Eugenuis.
(d) Dr. Slop.

10. What is in Flanders?
(a) The finest lacemakers.
(b) Bobby's university.
(c) Toby and the British army.
(d) The most effective physicians.

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

12. Where does Mrs. Shandy wish to deliver her child?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Dublin.
(d) The Shandy estate.

13. Who does Mrs. Shandy wish to have deliver her child?
(a) Dr. Slop.
(b) Mr. Yorick.
(c) Walter Shandy.
(d) The village midwife.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is sent to fetch Dr. Slop?

2. What book does Walter Shandy hand Dr. Slop after he cuts his thumb?

3. Who is named as Tristram's godfather?

4. What concern does Walter Shandy express about his son's birth in Volume 2?

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

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