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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who dies and leaves Walter a substantial inheritance in Volume 4?
(a) Phutatoruis.
(b) Aunt Dinah.
(c) Hammond Shandy.
(d) Mr. Yorick.

3. What does Walter Shandy want to name his newborn son?
(a) Trismegistus.
(b) Phutatoruis.
(c) Judas.
(d) Tristram.

4. When considering names for his newborn son, which name does Walter like the least?
(a) Nick.
(b) Judas.
(c) Tristram.
(d) Andrew.

5. What does Mrs. Shandy question while she and her husband are conceiving Tristram?
(a) If the table is set.
(b) If the clock is wound.
(c) If Walter has been faithful.
(d) If the alarm is set.

Short Answer Questions

1. What falls after Walter realizes Tristram has been named incorrectly?

2. How does Dr. Slop cut his thumb?

3. How is Toby wounded in Volume 3?

4. What tune does Toby whistle in Volume 3?

5. Which famous engineer do Toby and Walter discuss while waiting for Tristram's birth?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Phutatoruis injured in Volume 4?

2. How does Toby's hobby assist in his recovery?

3. Why does Obidiah ride to Dr. Slop's residence twice?

4. Why is Dr. Slop offended by the midwife's request to attend the birthing?

5. How is Tristram's face deformed?

6. Whom does Dr. Slop blame for his injury?

7. To what does Uncle Toby attribute to Tristram's problems before entering the world?

8. What topics do the men discuss in Volume 2 while waiting for Tristram's birth?

9. With what hobby is Toby Shandy obsessed?

10. Why does Tristram's mother give birth in the country?

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