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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. Who does Bridget plan to seduce?

2. What reaction does Walter Shandy have to Bobby's death?

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

4. Where does Toby Shandy set up his battle scenes?

5. Who is Tom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What position does Toby recommend Billy Le Fever assume in the Shandy household?

4. What difficulty does Tristram encounter in Lyon?

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

6. Who is Lieutenant Le Fever?

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

8. How does Walter Shandy react to Tristram's injury in Volume 5?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Toby and Walter Shandy's characters. How are these characters foils? How does each character's personality traits enhance the other's character? What philosophies bind or divide them?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the symbolism evident in the novel. What is the significance of Bobby's death and Tristram's journey through France? How are symbols or symbolic imagery used to advance the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Why might Sterne have had so many of his characters injured in the novel? How is Tristram's birth injury related to the injury of other characters? What injures do other characters suffer and how do these injuries express the themes of the novel?

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