(ns sicp.ex2_55 (:use [clojure.test])) (deftest test-double-quote (is [= (first ''abracadabra) 'quote])) (comment "(first ''abcde) expands to (first (quote (quote (abcde))) which is (quote (abcde)), first of which is quote. The outer quote makes the inner quote a symbol and does not evaluate it." )