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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Tristram conceived?
(a) 1689.
(b) 1718.
(c) 1817.
(d) 1669.

2. What is in Flanders?
(a) The most effective physicians.
(b) Toby and the British army.
(c) The finest lacemakers.
(d) Bobby's university.

3. Tristram interrupts his story about Toby with an anecdote about which author?
(a) Horace.
(b) Ovid.
(c) John Locke.
(d) Edgar Allen Poe.

4. What phrase is inscribed on Mr. Yorick's gravestone?
(a) Resquiet Im Pace.
(b) He rode well.
(c) He loved the nag.
(d) Alas, poor Yorick.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Tristram when he is injured by a falling window sash?

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

3. In Volume 3, what confusion does Toby have about Dr. Slop's creation?

4. What opinion does Tristram have about time?

5. Why is Dr. Slop offended by the sermon delivered in Volume 2?

(see the answer key)

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