diff --git a/Lib/test/test_keyword.py b/Lib/test/test_keyword.py
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+import keyword
+import unittest
+
+
+class Test_iskeyword(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_true_is_a_keyword(self):
+        self.assertTrue(keyword.iskeyword('True'))
+
+    def test_uppercase_true_is_not_a_keyword(self):
+        self.assertFalse(keyword.iskeyword('TRUE'))
+
+    def test_none_value_is_not_a_keyword(self):
+        self.assertFalse(keyword.iskeyword(None))
+
+    # This is probably an accident of the current implementation, but should be
+    # preserved for backward compatibility.
+    def test_changing_the_kwlist_does_not_affect_iskeyword(self):
+        oldlist = keyword.kwlist
+        self.addCleanup(setattr, keyword, 'kwlist', oldlist)
+        keyword.kwlist = ['its', 'all', 'eggs', 'beans', 'and', 'a', 'slice']
+        self.assertFalse(keyword.iskeyword('eggs'))
+
+    def test_all_keywords_fail_to_be_used_as_names(self):
+        for key in keyword.kwlist:
+            with self.assertRaises(SyntaxError):
+                exec(f"{key} = 42")
+
+    def test_async_and_await_are_keywords(self):
+        self.assertIn("async", keyword.kwlist)
+        self.assertIn("await", keyword.kwlist)
+
+    def test_keywords_are_sorted(self):
+        self.assertListEqual(sorted(keyword.kwlist), keyword.kwlist)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()