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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is dropped into Phutatoruis' lap in Volume 4?
(a) A hot chestnut.
(b) The forceps.
(c) A cup of tea.
(d) A full inkwell.

2. How does Dr. Slop cut his thumb?
(a) On a sharp edge of the tea cup.
(b) While trying to open his bag.
(c) Trying to hold onto the reins.
(d) While trying to operate on Mrs. Shandy.

3. What do Walter and Toby do after Dr. Slop leaves the parlor?
(a) Play cards.
(b) Drink brandy.
(c) Read books.
(d) Fall asleep.

4. In Volume 3, what confusion does Toby have about Dr. Slop's creation?
(a) He asks if the doctor is French.
(b) He wonders why a doctor would use a spoon for a knife.
(c) He thinks the doctor is creating a drawbridge for him.
(d) He thinks the sandwich is for him.

5. What does Toby Shandy have difficulty remembering after the war?
(a) How to tie his cravat.
(b) How to eat and drink.
(c) His full name.
(d) Exactly how he was injured.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tristram compare to the main character in Don Quixote?

2. When the midwife falls, what does Dr. Slop offer to examine?

3. What comfort does Dr. Slop offer Walter Shandy in Volume 2?

4. Who dies and leaves Walter a substantial inheritance in Volume 4?

5. Who is the narrator?

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