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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What explanation does Toby give for Mrs. Shandy's reluctance to employ Dr. Slop?
(a) Spite.
(b) Distrust.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Modesty.

2. Why is Tristram's christening rushed?
(a) Yorick charges extra on Sundays.
(b) Fights break out concerning his name.
(c) The vicar is leaving town.
(d) Susannah believes he is dying.

3. Tristram interrupts his story about Toby with an anecdote about which author?
(a) Ovid.
(b) John Locke.
(c) Horace.
(d) Edgar Allen Poe.

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

5. Who is Hammond Shandy?
(a) Tristram's great-grandfather.
(b) Tristram's grandfather.
(c) Toby's father.
(d) Tristram's great-uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Dr. Slop offended by the sermon delivered in Volume 2?

2. Who is Trim?

3. What part of baby Tristram's body is damaged during delivery?

4. How tall is Dr. Slop?

5. What does Trim oil in Volume 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What declaration does Tristram make about his narration in Volume 1?

2. How does Walter Shandy react to Tristram's deformity?

3. How does Yorick assist the midwife?

4. Why does Trim deliver a sermon in Volume 2?

5. Describe Dr. Slop.

6. What misunderstanding does Toby have about bridges in Volume 3?

7. Describe Toby Shandy.

8. Whom does Dr. Slop blame for his injury?

9. Why does Walter Shandy decide to name his son Trismegistus?

10. Describe Yorick.

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