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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 delivers a fine sermon while the other characters wait for Tristram's birth?
(a) Toby.
(b) Obadiah.
(c) Trim.
(d) Mr. Yorick.

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

3. With whom does Aunt Dinah have an affair?
(a) Toby Shandy.
(b) Mr. Yorick.
(c) The coachman.
(d) The butler.

4. What do Walter and Toby do after Dr. Slop leaves the parlor?
(a) Play cards.
(b) Drink brandy.
(c) Fall asleep.
(d) Read books.

5. What is Mrs. Shandy's maiden name?
(a) Elizabeth Mollineux.
(b) Emily Yorick.
(c) Elsabeth Mollard.
(d) Elizabeth Yorick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What falls after Walter realizes Tristram has been named incorrectly?

2. What saves Toby's life after the war?

3. When was Tristram conceived?

4. Who is sent to fetch Dr. Slop?

5. Tristram interrupts his story about Toby with an anecdote about which author?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dr. Slop.

2. With what hobby is Toby Shandy obsessed?

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

4. How is Phutatoruis injured in Volume 4?

5. How does Yorick assist the midwife?

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

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

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

9. What topics do the men discuss in Volume 2 while waiting for Tristram's birth?

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

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