diff --git a/test-suite/standalone/test-use-srfi b/test-suite/standalone/test-use-srfi
index 9ab6ca482..309b3bda7 100755
--- a/test-suite/standalone/test-use-srfi
+++ b/test-suite/standalone/test-use-srfi
@@ -17,15 +17,51 @@
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-# Test that running "guile --use-srfi=17" leaves the interactive REPL with
-# the srfi-17 version of car.
+# Test that two srfi numbers on the command line work.
 #
-# In guile 1.8.1 and earlier, and 1.6.8 and earlier, this failed because in
+guile --use-srfi=1,10 >/dev/null <<EOF
+(if (and (defined? 'partition)
+         (defined? 'define-reader-ctor))
+    (exit 0)   ;; good
+    (exit 1))  ;; bad
+EOF
+if test $? = 0; then :; else
+  echo "guile --user-srfi=1,10 fails to run"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# Test that running "guile --use-srfi=1" leaves the interactive REPL with
+# the srfi-1 version of iota.
+#
+# In guile 1.8.1 and earlier, and 1.6.8 and earlier, these failed because in
 # `top-repl' the core bindings got ahead of anything --use-srfi gave.
 #
 
-guile --use-srfi=17 <<EOF
+guile --use-srfi=1 >/dev/null <<EOF
+(catch #t
+  (lambda ()
+    (iota 2 3 4))
+  (lambda args
+    (exit 1))) ;; bad
+(exit 0)       ;; good
+EOF
+if test $? = 0; then :; else
+  echo "guile --user-srfi=1 doesn't give SRFI-1 iota"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# Similar test on srfi-17 car, which differs in being a #:replacement.  This
+# exercises duplicates handling in `top-repl' versus `use-srfis' (in
+# boot-9.scm).
+#
+guile --use-srfi=17 >/dev/null <<EOF
 (if (procedure-with-setter? car)
     (exit 0)   ;; good
     (exit 1))  ;; bad
 EOF
+if test $? = 0; then :; else
+  echo "guile --user-srfi=17 doesn't give SRFI-17 car"
+  exit 1
+fi