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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Bobby?
(a) Tristram's uncle.
(b) Tristram's youngest brother.
(c) Tristram's eldest brother.
(d) Tristram's imaginary friend.

3. What concern does Walter Shandy express about his son's birth in Volume 2?
(a) Mrs. Shandy is too old to deliver a child.
(b) A long delivery could cause a deformity.
(c) Mrs. Shandy's pelvis could crush his head.
(d) A breech birth is indicative of a stubborn child.

4. Who is Toby Shandy?
(a) Walter's brother.
(b) Walter's grandfather.
(c) Walter's father.
(d) Walter's nephew.

5. Who is Mr. Yorick?
(a) The village parson.
(b) Walter's servant.
(c) The midwife's husband.
(d) The village doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks Dr. Slop to come to the birthing room?

2. What saves Toby's life after the war?

3. Who is sent to fetch Dr. Slop?

4. What explanation does Toby give for Mrs. Shandy's reluctance to employ Dr. Slop?

5. What type of book does Toby plan to write?

(see the answer key)

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