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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the preface appear in Volume 3?
(a) In the middle of the book.
(b) In the beginning of the book.
(c) Tristram promises to include it in the next volume.
(d) At the end of the book.

2. Who is Hammond Shandy?
(a) Tristram's grandfather.
(b) Tristram's great-grandfather.
(c) Tristram's great-uncle.
(d) Toby's father.

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is sent to fetch Dr. Slop's medicine bag?

2. What tune does Toby whistle in Volume 3?

3. Why is Dr. Slop offended by the request to come to the birthing room?

4. What medical procedure does Walter Shandy suggest for his wife?

5. What does Mr. Yorick often loan the villagers?

(see the answer key)

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