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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unusual friend does Tristram make in Lyon?

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

3. Who has accompanied Tristram to France in the past?

4. What is the irony evident in Walter Shandy's book?

5. Who does Walter want to have tutor Tristram?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Toby react to the end of the war?

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

6. What unusual friend does Tristram make in Lyon?

7. What dispute arises over Tristram's injury in Volume 6?

8. Who is Lieutenant Le Fever?

9. What are the "beds of justice"?

10. How does Toby discover his love for Widow Wadham?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Toby and Walter Shandy's characters. How are these characters foils? How does each character's personality traits enhance the other's character? What philosophies bind or divide them?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the perception Sterne's characters have about responsibility. Which characters take responsibility for their actions and which are always denying or ignoring their responsibilities? What point might Sterne be making about responsibility and compassion?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the use of irony in the novel. What ironies result from Uncle Toby's hobbies? What is the purpose of the ironies evident in the novel? Is irony an effective tool to change behavior?

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