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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day does Trim fall in love?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Sunday.

2. What does Trim inherit from Lieutenant Le Fever?
(a) A shift.
(b) A sword.
(c) A coat.
(d) Nothing.

3. In Volume 5, who finds Tristram after he has been injured?
(a) Mrs. Shandy.
(b) Toby.
(c) Dr. Slop.
(d) Yorick.

4. How does Tristram travel through the southern region of France?
(a) By train.
(b) By stagecoach.
(c) By mule.
(d) On foot.

5. Who plans on spying on Toby through a keyhole?
(a) Mrs. Shandy.
(b) Trim.
(c) Bridget.
(d) Tristram.

6. How does Tristram describe love in his alphabetical listing?
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Rightful.
(c) Randy.
(d) Romantical.

7. Where does Toby Shandy set up his battle scenes?
(a) On the bowling green.
(b) On the roof.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the parlor.

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

9. How long does Toby know the Widow Wadham before he falls in love with her?
(a) One year.
(b) Eleven years.
(c) Eleven months.
(d) Twenty years.

10. For what position does Toby recommend Billy Le Fever?
(a) Cook.
(b) Manservant.
(c) Tutor.
(d) Coachman.

11. Who is Tom?
(a) Toby's nephew.
(b) Trim's brother.
(c) Toby's brother.
(d) Trim's nephew.

12. Why does Walter want Tristram to wear breeches?
(a) To appear modest.
(b) To imitate his father.
(c) To appear more manly.
(d) To hide his deformity.

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

14. Who explains to Toby that he is in love?
(a) Susannah.
(b) Tristram.
(c) Walter.
(d) Mrs. Shandy.

15. What reaction does Trim have to Bobby's death?
(a) He goes back to sleep.
(b) He delivers a poetical speech.
(c) He weeps uncontrollably.
(d) He continues reading his book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Johnathan's profession?

2. Who does Bridget plan to seduce?

3. How does Tristram escape death?

4. What does Tristram write about Calais?

5. Which city does Tristram describe as nasty and foul-smelling?

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