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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 concern does Widow Wadham express about Toby Shandy in Volume 8?
(a) His intelligence.
(b) His finances.
(c) His conversational abilities.
(d) The extent of his groin wound.

2. What do Dr. Slop and Susannah throw at each other in Volume 6?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Slop.
(c) The poultice.
(d) Water.

3. Where does Tristram find his travel notes?
(a) In his back pocket.
(b) Crumpled up under a lady's hat.
(c) In the donkey's feed sack.
(d) Wadded up in the street.

4. What reaction does Susannah have to Bobby's death?
(a) She runs into the kitchen weeping.
(b) She comments philosophically.
(c) She goes back to sleep.
(d) She continues reading her book.

5. Which commandment does Yorick ask Trim to repeat?
(a) The tenth.
(b) The fifth.
(c) The first.
(d) The third.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Widow Wadham kick out of her way in Volume 8?

2. Who is present when Tristram is injured in Volume 5?

3. In Chapter 1 of Volume 5, what subject does Tristram discuss?

4. What concern does Tristram voice in Chapter 1 of Volume 7?

5. Which famous Astronomical clock does Tristram describe in Volume 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tristram's mother eavesdrop on Walter and Toby's conversation in Volume 5?

2. How does Toby react to the end of the war?

3. What inconsistencies exist in Tristram's friendship with Eugenuis?

4. How does Toby become Billy Le Fever's guardian?

5. How does Toby plan to approach Widow Wadham about his affections?

6. Why does Trim take responsibility for Tristram's injury in Volume 5?

7. Why do Toby and Trim temporarily move in with Widow Wadham?

8. How does Toby discover his love for Widow Wadham?

9. What could Bobby's death symbolize to Tristram?

10. What irony exists in Walter Shandy's attempt to write a child-rearing book?

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