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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. Who is called to tend Tristram's wound in Volume 5?
(a) The midwife.
(b) Dr. Slop.
(c) Yorick.
(d) Mrs. Shandy.

2. In Volume 5, why does Mrs. Shandy eavesdrop on her husband?
(a) She is interested in his reaction.
(b) She thought she heard the word "wife".
(c) She suspects he is being unfaithful.
(d) She wants to learn about the world of men.

3. Who does Bridget plan to seduce?
(a) Trim.
(b) Toby.
(c) Tristram.
(d) Walter.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Widow Wadham kick out of her way in Volume 8?

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

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

4. What is Tristram forced to sell in Lyon?

5. Who does Walter want to have tutor Tristram?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What position does Toby recommend Billy Le Fever assume in the Shandy household?

3. How does Toby plan to approach Widow Wadham about his affections?

4. Why does Tristram decide to travel abroad in Volume 7?

5. Describe the farcical nature of the story of the abbess and the novice.

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

7. How does Walter Shandy react to Tristram's injury in Volume 5?

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

9. How does the Shandy household react to the news of Bobby's death?

10. How does Toby become Billy Le Fever's guardian?

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