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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. Who is sent to fetch Dr. Slop?
(a) Trim.
(b) Obadiah.
(c) Toby.
(d) Susannah.

2. What is Phutatoruis' profession?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A writer.
(c) Yorick.
(d) The bishop.

3. What opinion does Tristram have about time?
(a) It moves too quickly.
(b) It moves too slowly.
(c) Everyone's concept of time is different.
(d) It is meaningless.

4. Where does the preface appear in Volume 3?
(a) In the middle of the book.
(b) Tristram promises to include it in the next volume.
(c) At the end of the book.
(d) In the beginning of the book.

5. How many miles away does Dr. Slop live?
(a) Eight.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Twenty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Volume 3, what confusion does Toby have about Dr. Slop's creation?

2. Who is Bobby?

3. Where on his body is Trim wounded?

4. To what does Walter Shandy attribute his family problems?

5. What comfort does Dr. Slop offer Walter Shandy in Volume 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What unusual literary element is placed in the middle of Volume 3?

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

3. What concerns does Walter Shandy have about Dr. Slop's medical abilities?

4. How is Phutatoruis injured in Volume 4?

5. How does Toby's hobby assist in his recovery?

6. Describe Dr. Slop.

7. Describe Walter Shandy.

8. How does Walter Shandy attempt to change Tristram's name?

9. Describe Toby Shandy.

10. To what does Uncle Toby attribute to Tristram's problems before entering the world?

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