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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. "On This Churly Morn" ends with the lines: "Remplenish thou thy cravie / With all that bodes within / Fall gather barge and davie / The ____ within a bin."

2. "I Wandered" begins, "On balmy sea and ____ schooners".

3. Who comes to see Michael in "Sad Michael"?

4. How does John begin to look on Jack in "Treasure Ivan"?

5. In "The Moldy Moldy Man", Lennon writes, "I'm such a humble" what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What becomes of Henry in "Henry and Harry"? What does he do at the end of the story?

3. What events take place in the short story "Sad Michael"?

4. What happens in the story "Victor Triumphs Again and Mrs. Weatherby Learns a Lesson"?

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

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

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

8. What takes place in "On Safairy with the Whide Hunter"?

9. What does Henry want in "Henry and Harry"? What happens in the beginning of this story?

10. Who enters in "Scene three Act one"? What does this character do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Lennon's use of symbolism and motif in the selections from the book. What are some examples of symbols in the different stories/poems? What is symbolic in "Scene three Act one"?

Essay Topic 2

Describe "Absurdism" and "Surrealism" as they apply to Lennon's work in the book. What elements of the selections reflect these stylistic elements?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss irony as it applies to "A Suprise for Little Bobby." What is the theme of this story?

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