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

2. How long does Toby take to recover from his injury?
(a) Six years.
(b) Six days.
(c) Six months.
(d) Six weeks.

3. What does Mr. Yorick often loan the villagers?
(a) His horses.
(b) Money.
(c) His cloak.
(d) Grain.

4. Who does Mrs. Shandy wish to have deliver her child?
(a) Dr. Slop.
(b) The village midwife.
(c) Walter Shandy.
(d) Mr. Yorick.

5. Why is Dr. Slop angry at Obidiah in Volume 3?
(a) Obidiah ruins his jacket.
(b) He arrives after the baby is born.
(c) Obidiah spills tea on his lap.
(d) Obidiah ties tight knots in his bag.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Toby Shandy come to live with Walter and his family?

3. Who does Tristram compare to the main character in Don Quixote?

4. Who is present at Mr. Yorick's death?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tristram end up with the wrong name?

2. What declaration does Tristram make about his narration in Volume 1?

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. What is Slawkenburguis' story?

6. What distracts Walter Shandy from his ire at the end of Volume 4?

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

8. How does Yorick assist the midwife?

9. How does Walter Shandy help his brother after he returns from war?

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

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