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Tristram Shandy

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Which of the following is NOT one of the rituals Walter Shandy performs on the first Sunday of the month?

(A) Winding the clock

(B) Sleeping with his wife

(C) Performing "beds of justice"

(D) Fixing minor problems around the estate

Who pays for the midwife to get her license?

(A) Dr. Slop

(B) Parson Yorick

(C) Walter Shandy

(D) Didius

Tristram hints that Jenny is which of the following?

(A) his mistress

(B) his wife

(C) his child

(D) all of the above

On what occasions does Toby "whistle Lillabullero"?

(A) When he is shocked or skeptical

(B) When he is feeling amorous

(C) When he remembers his military days

(D) When he wants to summon Corporal Trim

Which medical professional attends Tristram's birth?

(A) Dr. Slop

(B) The midwife

(C) Both

(D) Neither

Whose idea is it to construct a replica of the fortifications at Namur?

(A) Captain Toby's

(B) Corporal Trim's

(C) Toby's doctor's

(D) Walter's

Whom does Dr. Slop "excommunicate"?

(A) The midwife

(B) Uncle Toby

(C) The newborn Tristram

(D) Obadiah

To what does Tristram compare wit and judgment in his Preface?

(A) peanut butter and jelly

(B) father and son

(C) the two knobs on a chair

(D) the two ends of a horse

Who finally fixes the squeaky hinge?

(A) Trim, after he is scolded for waking Mr. Shandy

(B) Obadiah, so that he can hear himself whistle

(C) Tristram, because he does not want to be like his father

(D) No one; it squeaks to this day

Why does Obadiah tie a knot in Dr. Slop's bag?

(A) So that he could hear himself whistle

(B) Because knots are his hobby-horse

(C) To prevent the contents from spilling

(D) So that the baby would not be delivered with forceps

What name did Walter Shandy select for his son?

(A) Toby

(B) Thomas

(C) Trismegistus

(D) Tristram

Who in the book shares Tristram's first name?

(A) His great-grandfather

(B) His son

(C) Parson Yorick

(D) The curate

Who is the victim of the hot chestnut incident, and who is blamed for it?

(A) Phutatorius, Yorick

(B) Trismegistus, Tristram

(C) Dr. Slop, Obadiah

(D) Uncle Toby, Widow Wadman

How does Tristram's brother Bobby die?

(A) Of an illness

(B) In battle

(C) Of an accident on horseback

(D) Of a wound to the groin

Who takes the blame for Tristram's accident with the window sash?

(A) Walter Shandy

(B) Corporal Trim

(C) Bobby

(D) Parson Yorick

Who makes the amusing observation that "nothing in the Shandy household is well hung?"

(A) Obadiah

(B) Corporal Trim

(C) Susannah

(D) Bridget

On what part of speech does the grammatical focus of the Tristra-paedia lie?

(A) Auxiliary verbs

(B) Past participles

(C) Present participles

(D) Interrogatives

Which of the following is NOT one of Tristram's complaints about French transportation?

(A) He cannot sleep in the stagecoach

(B) French carriages are always breaking down

(C) The ass keeps eating his macaroons

(D) He is forced to pay for a journey he does not take

Who stays behind at Shandy Hall during Tristram's Grand Tour?

(A) Walter Shandy

(B) Mrs. Shandy

(C) Uncle Toby

(D) Obadiah

How does the story of "The King of Bohemia and His Seven Castles" end?

(A) With a marriage

(B) With the death of the King of Bohemia

(C) With the arrival of the Spanish Inquisition

(D) It doesn't; Trim never finishes it

Which part of Widow Wadman's physique first attracts Uncle Toby?

(A) One of her eyes

(B) Her feet

(C) Her hourglass figure

(D) Her delicate wrists

What does Walter's letter to Toby contain?

(A) Information about his inheritance

(B) The news that Bobby is dead

(C) Advice about women

(D) A sermon

Why do Toby and Trim stop just short of Widow Wadman's door?

(A) The bull is blocking the way

(B) Obadiah tells them that the Widow is out of town

(C) Uncle Toby falls in love

(D) Corporal Trim has a story to tell

What is the occupation of the Jewish widow whom Toby's brother Tom eventually marries?

(A) Carriage-driver

(B) Milliner

(C) Sausage-maker

(D) Nun

What lewd suggestion does Walter make to Obadiah during the cock and bull story?

(A) That Obadiah mates with the cow

(B) That Obadiah's wife has mated with the bull

(C) That Obadiah stole the bull

(D) That Obadiah is impotent

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