1: Tristram refers to the reader as what when addressing them?
a. Sir
b. Madam
c. The Reader
d. All of the above
e. Tristam does not address the reader
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2: Tristram's Dedication is on sale for what price?
a. 30 pounds
b. 40 guineas
c. 50 guineas
d. 50 dollars
e. 60 guineas
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3: Tristram believes the parson, Yorick, is a descendant of a character of the same name in what famous play, written by William Shakespeare?
a. Hamlet
b. Romeo and Juliet
c. Macbeth
d. As You Like It
e. King Lear
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4: Who paid for the mid-wife's license?
a. Dr. Slop
b. The parson
c. Walter Shandy
d. The mid-wife
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5: Walter Shandy believed the name "TRISTRAM . . . was unison with
a. Hero."
b. Nincompoop."
c. Dullard."
d. Writer."
e. Idiot."
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6: In Book 2, Tristram cites an essay from which famous philosopher?
a. Thomas Paine
b. Sir Francis Bacon
c. Thomas Hobbs
d. John Locke
e. Plato
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7: Book 2 ends with what literary technique?
a. Climax
b. Rising action
c. Cliffhanger
d. Epilogue
e. Epitaph
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8: Literalness is a dominate trait of
a. Tristram.
b. Walter.
c. Dr. Slop.
d. Susannah.
e. Toby.
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9: True or False: Within the context of Tristram Shandy, a hobby is also called a hobby-horse.
a. True
b. False
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10: In Book 5, Obadiah brings news of who's death?
a. Walter
b. Tristram
c. Dr. Slop
d. Bobby
e. Grandma Shandy
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11: Which book features Toby as the "chief actor?"
a. Book 4
b. Book 5
c. Book 6
d. Book 7
e. Book 8
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12: To improve his health, Tristram journeys through
a. England.
b. Sweden.
c. Italy.
d. France.
e. Germany.
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13: Mrs. Wadman is linked to what two biblical figures?
a. Eve and the Serpent
b. Adam and Eve
c. Jesus and Judas
d. David and Goliath
e. King David and Sheba
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14: True or False: The full title of the novel is The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman.
a. False
b. True
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15: The author, Laurence Sterne, is often viewed as which character?
a. Walter Shandy
b. Toby Shandy
c. Tristam Shandy
d. Bobby Shandy
e. Mrs. Shandy
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