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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Tristram find his travel notes?
(a) In the donkey's feed sack.
(b) Wadded up in the street.
(c) Crumpled up under a lady's hat.
(d) In his back pocket.

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

3. In Chapter 1 of Volume 5, what subject does Tristram discuss?
(a) Parenthood.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Childhood.
(d) Whiskers.

4. Who has accompanied Tristram to France in the past?
(a) Walter and Mrs. Shandy.
(b) Trim and Obidiah.
(c) Julia and Trim.
(d) Walter, Toby and Trim.

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

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

7. What is Tristram forced to sell in Lyon?
(a) His sword.
(b) His coat.
(c) His breeches.
(d) His carriage.

8. Why are the lead weights removed from the window that falls on Tristram?
(a) To make part of Toby's fortification.
(b) To prevent Tristram from cutting his fingers.
(c) Lead is toxic to children.
(d) To make a fork.

9. Who falls in love with Toby Shandy in Volume 8?
(a) Susannah.
(b) Bridget.
(c) Widow Wadham.
(d) Mrs. Shandy.

10. What does Susannah hope to inherit in Volume 5?
(a) Bobby Shandy's estate.
(b) A large sum of money.
(c) Mrs. Shandy's dresses.
(d) Silver and china.

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

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

13. In Volume 5, why does Mrs. Shandy eavesdrop on her husband?
(a) She is interested in his reaction.
(b) She wants to learn about the world of men.
(c) She suspects he is being unfaithful.
(d) She thought she heard the word "wife".

14. For what item is Tristram forced to pay in Lyon?
(a) A new shoe.
(b) A notebook.
(c) Another carriage.
(d) A suitcase.

15. Where does Lieutenant Le Fever die?
(a) In the village inn.
(b) On the battlefield.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) On the bowling green.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is present when Tristram is injured in Volume 5?

2. Which famous Astronomical clock does Tristram describe in Volume 7?

3. On what day does Trim fall in love?

4. How does Tristram escape death?

5. Who is Lieutenant Le Fever?

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