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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 does Tristram consult for advice in Volume 7?
(a) Yorick.
(b) Eugenuis.
(c) Uncle Toby.
(d) The reader.

2. Why does Toby Shandy stop setting up battle scenes?
(a) To spend more time with Tristram.
(b) He is bored with war.
(c) The war ends.
(d) He is preparing for Billy's arrival.

3. Why does Walter want Tristram to wear breeches?
(a) To appear more manly.
(b) To hide his deformity.
(c) To imitate his father.
(d) To appear modest.

4. In Volume 8, which character makes a battle plan with Toby to approach the Widow Wadham?
(a) Walter.
(b) Tristram.
(c) Susannah.
(d) Trim.

5. In Volume 5, why does Mrs. Shandy eavesdrop on her husband?
(a) She wants to learn about the world of men.
(b) She is interested in his reaction.
(c) She suspects he is being unfaithful.
(d) She thought she heard the word "wife".

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Billy Le Fever?

2. Who falls in love with Toby Shandy in Volume 8?

3. What are the "beds of justice"?

4. What does Walter Shandy like to drink?

5. What new hobby does Toby Shandy pursue in Volume 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is Lieutenant Le Fever?

6. What difficulty does Tristram encounter in Lyon?

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

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

9. What are the "beds of justice"?

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

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