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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. Which famous Astronomical clock does Tristram describe in Volume 7?
(a) The Jubilee clock.
(b) St. Mark's clock.
(c) Big Ben.
(d) Lippius's clock.

2. How does Tristram travel to Paris?
(a) By train.
(b) By boat.
(c) By mule.
(d) By stagecoach.

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

4. Where does Toby Shandy set up his battle scenes?
(a) In the parlor.
(b) On the bowling green.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) On the roof.

5. What does Trim inherit from Lieutenant Le Fever?
(a) A shift.
(b) A coat.
(c) A sword.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Dr. Slop and Susannah throw at each other in Volume 6?

2. What does Walter Shandy decide to write in Volume 5?

3. Why does Toby spend a few nights at the Widow Wadham's house?

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

5. From where does Lieutenant Le Fever come?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Walter Shandy write Toby a letter in Volume 8?

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

3. What dispute arises over Tristram's injury in Volume 6?

4. Describe the farcical nature of the story of the abbess and the novice.

5. How is Tristram injured at the age of five?

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

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

8. What are the "beds of justice"?

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

10. How does communication among the characters disintegrate in Volume 8?

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