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

2. Who is buried in the tomb of the two lovers?

3. What is in Dover?

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

5. How does Tristram describe love in his alphabetical listing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Lieutenant Le Fever?

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

6. What are the "beds of justice"?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Sterne describe the roles of men and women in the novel? How does the 18th century perception of women and their roles in society affect their action and dialogue? How do the perceptions of his father and uncle affect Tristram's perception of women?

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

Describe the protagonist and antagonists of the novel. How is Tristram an "anti-hero"? What conflicts does he endure? How are the conflicts of the novel resolved?

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