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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reaction does Trim have to Bobby's death?
(a) He weeps uncontrollably.
(b) He continues reading his book.
(c) He goes back to sleep.
(d) He delivers a poetical speech.

2. How does Tristram escape death?
(a) By writing a book.
(b) By going to war.
(c) By finding a wife.
(d) By traveling abroad.

3. Which famous Astronomical clock does Tristram describe in Volume 7?
(a) Lippius's clock.
(b) The Jubilee clock.
(c) St. Mark's clock.
(d) Big Ben.

4. Who needs to have an eye examined in Volume 8?
(a) Walter.
(b) Toby.
(c) Widow Wadham.
(d) Tristram.

5. Who does Tristram consult for advice in Volume 7?
(a) The reader.
(b) Yorick.
(c) Eugenuis.
(d) Uncle Toby.

6. Who is Tom?
(a) Trim's nephew.
(b) Toby's nephew.
(c) Trim's brother.
(d) Toby's brother.

7. What is the irony evident in Walter Shandy's book?
(a) He neglects Tristram while writing.
(b) He knows nothing about war.
(c) He only repeats what others have already said.
(d) His life is bland and uninteresting.

8. Which city does Tristram describe as nasty and foul-smelling?
(a) Paris.
(b) Calais.
(c) Dover.
(d) Lyon.

9. Who does Walter want to have tutor Tristram?
(a) Himself.
(b) Toby.
(c) Billy Le Fever.
(d) Yorick.

10. Which animal does Tristram describe in Chapter 1 of Volume 6?
(a) Cattle.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Donkey.
(d) Dog.

11. What are the "beds of justice"?
(a) Walter's law books.
(b) Walter's bed.
(c) The flowerbeds.
(d) The couches in the parlor.

12. What does Trim inherit from Lieutenant Le Fever?
(a) A sword.
(b) A shift.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A coat.

13. Where does Lieutenant Le Fever die?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the village inn.
(c) On the bowling green.
(d) On the battlefield.

14. What does Susannah hope to inherit in Volume 5?
(a) Mrs. Shandy's dresses.
(b) Bobby Shandy's estate.
(c) A large sum of money.
(d) Silver and china.

15. In Volume 8, why does Walter write Toby a letter?
(a) To encourage him to make a will.
(b) To express his anger.
(c) To apologize for his behavior.
(d) To explain how to deal with women.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the abbess and the novice make their mules move?

2. Why doesn't Mrs. Shandy accompany Tristram to France?

3. What concern does Tristram voice in Chapter 1 of Volume 7?

4. In Chapter 2 of Volume 8, to what does Tristram equate with love?

5. Who is present when Tristram is injured in Volume 5?

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