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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is sent to fetch Dr. Slop's medicine bag?
(a) Trim.
(b) Susannah.
(c) Toby.
(d) Obadiah.

3. What type of handkerchief does Walter Shandy use in Volume 3?
(a) Irish linen.
(b) Silk.
(c) India.
(d) Lace.

4. Who asks Dr. Slop to come to the birthing room?
(a) The midwife.
(b) Walter Shandy.
(c) Susannah.
(d) Obidiah.

5. What comfort does Dr. Slop offer Walter Shandy in Volume 2?
(a) All births are difficult.
(b) Children do grow up and move away.
(c) Medicine has made great advances.
(d) He is young enough to find another wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who delivers a fine sermon while the other characters wait for Tristram's birth?

2. On which night does Walter Shandy always wind the clock?

3. What opinion does Tristram have about time?

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

5. Who is Mr. Yorick?

(see the answer key)

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