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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concern does Tristram voice in Chapter 1 of Volume 7?
(a) He may not be able to finish his book.
(b) He longs to find a purpose.
(c) He is frustrated with his appearance.
(d) He will never find a wife.

2. Which animal does Tristram describe in Chapter 1 of Volume 6?
(a) Cattle.
(b) Donkey.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Dog.

3. Who is buried in the tomb of the two lovers?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) Edward VIII and Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson.
(c) Cleopatra and Mark Antony.
(d) Amandus and Amanda.

4. What is the irony evident in Walter Shandy's book?
(a) He knows nothing about war.
(b) His life is bland and uninteresting.
(c) He neglects Tristram while writing.
(d) He only repeats what others have already said.

5. What does the Widow Wadham kick out of her way in Volume 8?
(a) A coal scuttle.
(b) A dog.
(c) A corking pin.
(d) A chamberpot.

6. What is in Dover?
(a) A battle.
(b) Cliffs to scale.
(c) Julia.
(d) A port.

7. Why does Toby become Billy Le Fever's guardian?
(a) Lieutenant Le Fever dies.
(b) Billy's mother dies.
(c) Lieutenant Le Fever goes to war.
(d) Billy's mother and father leave him on the doorstep.

8. Who is Billy Le Fever?
(a) Toby's cousin.
(b) Trim's cousin.
(c) Lieutenant Le Fever's son.
(d) Toby's nephew.

9. In Volume 8, why does Walter write Toby a letter?
(a) To explain how to deal with women.
(b) To apologize for his behavior.
(c) To encourage him to make a will.
(d) To express his anger.

10. What does Walter Shandy decide to write in Volume 5?
(a) An autobiography.
(b) A philosophy volume.
(c) A history book.
(d) An educational book.

11. Why does Toby spend a few nights at the Widow Wadham's house?
(a) She needs manly work done in the house.
(b) The construction of his house is incomplete.
(c) His house floods.
(d) She hosts a large party.

12. Who is present when Tristram is injured in Volume 5?
(a) Trim.
(b) Susannah.
(c) Toby.
(d) Yorick.

13. How does Tristram escape death?
(a) By going to war.
(b) By finding a wife.
(c) By traveling abroad.
(d) By writing a book.

14. What does Susannah burn in Volume 6?
(a) Her hand.
(b) A shift.
(c) A wig.
(d) A bedsheet.

15. What are the "beds of justice"?
(a) The flowerbeds.
(b) Walter's law books.
(c) Walter's bed.
(d) The couches in the parlor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Tristram when he is injured by a falling window sash?

2. Who keeps interrupting the story of the King of Bohemia?

3. In Chapter 1 of Volume 5, what subject does Tristram discuss?

4. What does Susannah hope to inherit in Volume 5?

5. Who plans on spying on Toby through a keyhole?

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