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Tristram Shandy

Laurence Sterne

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Further Study Summary Quiz

1 of 5
When do the earliest events in the novel take place?

1630
1680
1730
1780

2 of 5
How many clearly discernable narrative lines are in the novel?

Two
Three
Four
Five

3 of 5
The story of Tristram's life occurs as a series of ___.

Miracles
Deaths
Accidents
Near-misses

4 of 5
How many years does it take for Toby to recover from his war wound?

One
Two
Three
Four

5 of 5
The novel ends with the long-promised account of ___.

Tristram's birth
Tristram and his first love
The writing of this novel
Toby and Widow Wadman

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1 of 5 When do the earliest events in the novel take place?

2 of 5 How many clearly discernable narrative lines are in the novel?

3 of 5 The story of Tristram's life occurs as a series of ___.

4 of 5 How many years does it take for Toby to recover from his war wound?

5 of 5 The novel ends with the long-promised account of ___.

Popular pages: Tristram Shandy

Characters CHARACTERS

Review Quiz FURTHER STUDY

Take a Study Break

Every Shakespeare Play Summed Up in a Quote from The Office

Every Marvel Movie Summed Up in a Single Sentence

A Roundup of the Funniest Greek Mythology Memes on the Internet

11 Quotes That Sum Up the Entire Book

60 YA Movie Adaptations, Ranked

QUIZ: Can You Guess the Book from a Bad One-Sentence Summary?

Pick 10 Books and We'll Guess Whether You're an Introvert or an Extrovert

1 of 5
When do the earliest events in the novel take place?

2 of 5
How many clearly discernable narrative lines are in the novel?

3 of 5
The story of Tristram's life occurs as a series of ___.

4 of 5
How many years does it take for Toby to recover from his war wound?

5 of 5
The novel ends with the long-promised account of ___.