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

2. Who asks Dr. Slop to come to the birthing room?
(a) Obidiah.
(b) Susannah.
(c) Walter Shandy.
(d) The midwife.

3. When the midwife falls, what does Dr. Slop offer to examine?
(a) Her hand.
(b) Her nose.
(c) Her shin.
(d) Her hip.

4. Who is Mr. Yorick?
(a) The village doctor.
(b) The village parson.
(c) The midwife's husband.
(d) Walter's servant.

5. What is Homenas?
(a) A church.
(b) A law text.
(c) A song.
(d) A town.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Tristram conceived?

2. Which famous engineer do Toby and Walter discuss while waiting for Tristram's birth?

3. Which famous poet does Tristram quote in Volume 1?

4. What happens to Bobby at the end of Volume 4?

5. Where does Mrs. Shandy wish to deliver her child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Dr. Slop angry with Obidiah in Volume 3?

2. Describe Walter Shandy.

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

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

5. What is Slawkenburguis' story?

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

7. How does Walter Shandy help his brother after he returns from war?

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

9. How does Yorick assist the midwife?

10. Describe Dr. Slop.

(see the answer keys)

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