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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tune does Toby whistle in Volume 3?

2. In what battle is Toby Shandy wounded?

3. Who is Bobby?

4. What book does Walter Shandy hand Dr. Slop after he cuts his thumb?

5. How tall is Dr. Slop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What declaration does Tristram make about his narration in Volume 1?

2. What unusual literary element is placed in the middle of Volume 3?

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

4. How does Toby's hobby assist in his recovery?

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

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

7. How is Tristram's face deformed?

8. How does Walter Shandy attempt to change Tristram's name?

9. How does Walter Shandy react to Tristram's deformity?

10. What distracts Walter Shandy from his ire at the end of Volume 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the setting of the novel affect the mood of the story? Describe the differences between Sterne's masculine and feminine settings. Why does the masculine setting dominate the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Of what importance is Tristram's name in the novel? What significance does Walter Shandy place on names and why does Tristram's name disturb him? Why does Diduis refuse to change Tristram's name?

Essay Topic 3

What views about social class are expressed in the novel? How do the Shandys treat their servants? Why does Dr. Slop make such a point to verbally abuse Obidiah and complain about the midwife? What perception of social class does Tristram express?

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