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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 is Clive's last name in "Nicely Nicely Clive"?

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

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

4. What college does Lennon refer to in the poem "Liddypool"?

5. What is the name of the band in "A Letter"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the setting described in "Scene three Act one"?

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

6. Describe the plot of "The Famous Five through Woenow Abbey."

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

8. What is the language like in "On this Churly Morn"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is "All Abord Speeching" about? What is this selection a satire of? How does this example differ when spoken aloud versus when it is read?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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