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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why doesn't Mrs. Shandy accompany Tristram to France?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She does not like the smell.
(c) She fears mules.
(d) She is busy knitting breeches.

5. What does Tristram write about Calais?
(a) A history of the town.
(b) His time with Julia.
(c) The streets are nasty and foul-smelling.
(d) The cuisine.

6. With whom does Trim fall in love?
(a) A seamstress.
(b) A maid.
(c) A baker.
(d) A nun.

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

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

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

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

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

12. Why does Tristram relieve himself out the window in Volume 5?
(a) He is too busy playing to go down to the outhouse.
(b) The chamber pot is missing from under the bed.
(c) The toilet is not working.
(d) It is raining too hard to go outside.

13. What concern does Widow Wadham express about Toby Shandy in Volume 8?
(a) His intelligence.
(b) The extent of his groin wound.
(c) His finances.
(d) His conversational abilities.

14. Who is Lieutenant Le Fever?
(a) Toby's cousin.
(b) Toby's commanding officer.
(c) Trim's cousin.
(d) A soldier Toby tries to help.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the "beds of justice"?

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

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

4. What new hobby does Toby Shandy pursue in Volume 6?

5. Who needs to have an eye examined in Volume 8?

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