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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. Why doesn't Mrs. Shandy accompany Tristram to France?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She fears mules.
(c) She is busy knitting breeches.
(d) She does not like the smell.

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

3. On what day does Trim fall in love?
(a) Friday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Monday.

4. Which commandment does Yorick ask Trim to repeat?
(a) The first.
(b) The fifth.
(c) The tenth.
(d) The third.

5. Who feels guilty about removing the lead from the window?
(a) Yorick.
(b) Susannah.
(c) Trim.
(d) Toby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Dr. Slop and Susannah throw at each other in Volume 6?

2. In Volume 5, why does Mrs. Shandy eavesdrop on her husband?

3. For what position does Toby recommend Billy Le Fever?

4. Which city does Tristram describe as nasty and foul-smelling?

5. Which famous Astronomical clock does Tristram describe in Volume 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tristram's mother eavesdrop on Walter and Toby's conversation in Volume 5?

2. Why does Walter Shandy write Toby a letter in Volume 8?

3. Why do Toby and Trim temporarily move in with Widow Wadham?

4. Why does Trim take responsibility for Tristram's injury in Volume 5?

5. What irony exists in Walter Shandy's attempt to write a child-rearing book?

6. How does communication among the characters disintegrate in Volume 8?

7. What might Tristram mean when he describes romance as, "It is with love as with cuck-oldom"?

8. What unusual friend does Tristram make in Lyon?

9. What difficulty does Tristram encounter in Lyon?

10. What inconsistencies exist in Tristram's friendship with Eugenuis?

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