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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Toby Shandy have difficulty remembering after the war?
(a) How to eat and drink.
(b) Exactly how he was injured.
(c) His full name.
(d) How to tie his cravat.

5. What animal does Toby gently catch and release when Tristram is ten?
(a) A fly.
(b) A gnat.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A flea.

6. What medical procedure does Walter Shandy suggest for his wife?
(a) A hysterectomy.
(b) A cesarean section.
(c) An episiotomy.
(d) A lobotomy.

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

8. What phrase is inscribed on Mr. Yorick's gravestone?
(a) Alas, poor Yorick.
(b) He loved the nag.
(c) He rode well.
(d) Resquiet Im Pace.

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

10. What does Mrs. Shandy question while she and her husband are conceiving Tristram?
(a) If the clock is wound.
(b) If the table is set.
(c) If Walter has been faithful.
(d) If the alarm is set.

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

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

13. What tune does Toby whistle in Volume 3?
(a) Lillabullero.
(b) Ally Croaker.
(c) Eileen Oge.
(d) The Keys of Canterbury.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Hammond Shandy?

4. What falls after Walter realizes Tristram has been named incorrectly?

5. Why is Dr. Slop offended by the request to come to the birthing room?

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