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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is buried in the tomb of the two lovers?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) Edward VIII and Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson.
(c) Cleopatra and Mark Antony.
(d) Amandus and Amanda.

4. Who falls in love with Toby Shandy in Volume 8?
(a) Bridget.
(b) Mrs. Shandy.
(c) Widow Wadham.
(d) Susannah.

5. Why is Tristram's christening rushed?
(a) The vicar is leaving town.
(b) Fights break out concerning his name.
(c) Susannah believes he is dying.
(d) Yorick charges extra on Sundays.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has accompanied Tristram to France in the past?

2. What concerns does Walter Shandy have about Dr. Slop's abilities?

3. How long does Toby know the Widow Wadham before he falls in love with her?

4. Why does Toby become Billy Le Fever's guardian?

5. How does Tristram begin Chapter 20 of Volume 9?

(see the answer key)

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