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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 does Lennon write is "handys when sailing" in "Liddypool"?

2. Who never sleeps at Talk Hall in "Liddypool"?

3. What song is spoofed in the beginning of "On Safairy With Whide Hunter"?

4. Who "jumb about and shoes" in "A Letter"?

5. In the poem "Alec Speaking", Lennon writes that "He is putting it lithely when he says ___________."

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the drawings in Lennon's book. What are they useful for?

2. What is left unexplained in "Henry and Harry"?

3. What are the major overriding themes which permeate the book? What subjects reappear?

4. What takes place in "Nicely Nicely Clive"? Why is it titled as such?

5. Where do the characters go in "Treasure Ivan"? What are the events that take place in this story?

6. What happens in the short story, "A Surprise for Little Bobby"?

7. "I Sat Belonely" is a poem which describes what?

8. What can you say about Lennon's consistency of language in the book? Is there an indication of meaning to it?

9. Describe the scene in "Neville Club." What is this poem about?

10. Describe the plot of the poem "I Wandered." Who is the narrator looking for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the short play, "Scene three Act one." What characters are in this selection? What is the plot? What is the theme?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the voice and tense of the following three selections ("Neville Club," "Randolf's Party," and "A Letter"). How does each affect the impression on the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Lennon's use of rhyme and meter in his poetry selections from the book. Does Lennon maintain consistency or break from it? How does he use structure to reiterate the poems' themes?

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