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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. In Chapter 2 of Volume 8, to what does Tristram equate with love?
(a) Fear.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Wrath.
(d) Cuckoldom.

2. Where does Lieutenant Le Fever die?
(a) On the battlefield.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) In the village inn.
(d) On the bowling green.

3. What is the irony evident in Walter Shandy's book?
(a) He only repeats what others have already said.
(b) He knows nothing about war.
(c) His life is bland and uninteresting.
(d) He neglects Tristram while writing.

4. What does Tristram write about Calais?
(a) A history of the town.
(b) The streets are nasty and foul-smelling.
(c) The cuisine.
(d) His time with Julia.

5. How does Tristram describe love in his alphabetical listing?
(a) Rightful.
(b) Ridiculous.
(c) Randy.
(d) Romantical.

Short Answer Questions

1. What concern does Widow Wadham express about Toby Shandy in Volume 8?

2. In Volume 8, which character makes a battle plan with Toby to approach the Widow Wadham?

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

4. How does Tristram travel through the southern region of France?

5. In Volume 8, why does Walter write Toby a letter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What might Tristram mean when he describes romance as, "It is with love as with cuck-oldom"?

7. How does the Shandy household react to the news of Bobby's death?

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

9. What are the "beds of justice"?

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

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