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

2. Who has the power to change Tristram's name?
(a) Phutatoruis.
(b) Diduis.
(c) Eugenuis.
(d) Yorick.

3. How many children does Obidiah have?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Twelve.

4. Who is sent to fetch the midwife?
(a) Obadiah.
(b) Toby.
(c) Trim.
(d) Susannah.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where on his body is Trim wounded?

2. Who is Bobby?

3. When was Tristram conceived?

4. What is Phutatoruis' profession?

5. What type of book does Toby plan to write?

Short Essay Questions

1. What differing opinions do Walter Shandy and his wife have about childbirth?

2. Describe Toby Shandy.

3. Describe Dr. Slop.

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

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

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

7. Why does Obidiah ride to Dr. Slop's residence twice?

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

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

10. Describe Yorick.

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