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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. In the first line of "I Remember Arnold", the narrator says, "I remember" whom?

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

3. What does "he" "strab down" in "Alec Speaking"?

4. What does the L.C.C.C. stand for in "Liddypool"?

5. Who is the character going to meet at the end of "I Wandered"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the topic of "All Abord Speeching." What is this selection satirizing?

2. Explain the plot of "Deaf Ted, Danoota, (and me)."

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

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

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

6. What is taking place in the opening of "Scene three Act one"?

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

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

9. Where does the story of "Treasure Ivan" begin? What takes place in the beginning of this tale?

10. What is the excerpt "A Letter" about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the two selections "You Might Well Arsk" and "Liddypool." What are these selections referencing? What language does Lennon substitute in each?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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