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

2. Who is the Homunculus?
(a) Mrs. Shandy.
(b) Walter Shandy.
(c) Mr. Yorick.
(d) Tristram Shandy.

3. What medical procedure does Walter Shandy suggest for his wife?
(a) A cesarean section.
(b) An episiotomy.
(c) A lobotomy.
(d) A hysterectomy.

4. Who is named as Tristram's godfather?
(a) Toby.
(b) Obidiah.
(c) Trim.
(d) Yorick.

5. When was Tristram conceived?
(a) 1669.
(b) 1817.
(c) 1689.
(d) 1718.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Uncle Toby, when do Tristram's problems begin?

2. Who helps the village midwife attain a license?

3. What is Trim's true name?

4. What is Yorick's first name?

5. What medical instrument does Dr. Slop show Toby?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Tristram's face deformed?

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

3. How does Tristram end up with the wrong name?

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

5. Describe Walter Shandy.

6. What distracts Walter Shandy from his ire at the end of Volume 4?

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

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

9. How does Yorick assist the midwife?

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

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