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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. Who "jumb about and shoes" in "A Letter"?
2. Which character from the story says, "Now what am I going to do with all my debb and duff books?"
3. In "A Suprise for Little Bobby", how old is Bobby?
4. In the final lines of "Alec Speaking," Lennon breaks rhyme, meter and nonsense words with the lines: "Onward, my friends to victory and glory / for the _____."
5. Who is the character going to meet initially in "I Wandered"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the topic of "All Abord Speeching." What is this selection satirizing?
2. What is "The Moldy Moldy Man" about? In what person is this poem written?
3. What takes place in "Nicely Nicely Clive"? Why is it titled as such?
4. What becomes of Henry in "Henry and Harry"? What does he do at the end of the story?
5. What can you say about Lennon's consistency of language in the book? Is there an indication of meaning to it?
6. What is left unexplained in "Henry and Harry"?
7. What is the language like in "On this Churly Morn"?
8. What happens in the short story, "A Surprise for Little Bobby"?
9. What are the selections "The Fingletoad Resort of Teddiviscious" and "Alec Speaking" about?
10. Describe the scene in "Neville Club." What is this poem about?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is "nonsense literature"? Who is the major influence of Lennon's in this genre? How does this term apply to the works of In His Own Write?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the themes and subject of the poem "Neville Club." What words indicate that this poem is based around drugs? How does the illustration add to the poem?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the themes which are prevalent in the works of In His Own Write as a whole. Which themes are the most predominant? What examples illustrate this?
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