1 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/kernel/shared/method.rb b/spec/ruby/core/kernel/shared/method.rb
index 006ebbffb8..82abc287d1 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/kernel/shared/method.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/kernel/shared/method.rb
@@ -4,33 +4,39 @@ describe :kernel_method, shared: true do
   it "returns a method object for a valid method" do
     class KernelSpecs::Foo; def bar; 'done'; end; end
     m = KernelSpecs::Foo.new.send(@method, :bar)
-    m.should be_an_instance_of Method
+    m.should.instance_of? Method
     m.call.should == 'done'
   end
 
   it "returns a method object for a valid singleton method" do
     class KernelSpecs::Foo; def self.bar; 'class done'; end; end
     m = KernelSpecs::Foo.send(@method, :bar)
-    m.should be_an_instance_of Method
+    m.should.instance_of? Method
     m.call.should == 'class done'
   end
 
-  it "returns a method object if we repond_to_missing? method" do
+  it "returns a method object if respond_to_missing?(method) is true" do
     m = KernelSpecs::RespondViaMissing.new.send(@method, :handled_publicly)
-    m.should be_an_instance_of Method
+    m.should.instance_of? Method
+    m.call(42).should == "Done handled_publicly([42])"
+  end
+
+  it "the returned method object if respond_to_missing?(method) calls #method_missing with a Symbol name" do
+    m = KernelSpecs::RespondViaMissing.new.send(@method, "handled_publicly")
+    m.should.instance_of? Method
     m.call(42).should == "Done handled_publicly([42])"
   end
 
   it "raises a NameError for an invalid method name" do
     class KernelSpecs::Foo; def bar; 'done'; end; end
-    lambda {
+    -> {
       KernelSpecs::Foo.new.send(@method, :invalid_and_silly_method_name)
-    }.should raise_error(NameError)
+    }.should.raise(NameError)
   end
 
   it "raises a NameError for an invalid singleton method name" do
     class KernelSpecs::Foo; def self.bar; 'done'; end; end
-    lambda { KernelSpecs::Foo.send(@method, :baz) }.should raise_error(NameError)
+    -> { KernelSpecs::Foo.send(@method, :baz) }.should.raise(NameError)
   end
 
   it "changes the method called for super on a target aliased method" do