diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_explode_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_explode_test.go
index e7c609ca..1bd9fe40 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_explode_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_explode_test.go
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ var explodeTest = []expressionScenario{
 	},
 	{
 		description: "Explode with no aliases or anchors",
-		document:    `{a: mike}`,
+		document:    `a: mike`,
 		expression:  `explode(.a)`,
 		expected: []string{
-			"D0, P[], (doc)::{a: mike}\n",
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::a: mike\n",
 		},
 	},
 	{
@@ -29,6 +29,29 @@ var explodeTest = []expressionScenario{
 			"D0, P[], (doc)::{f: {a: cat, cat: b}}\n",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		description: "Explode with merge anchors",
+		document:    mergeDocSample,
+		expression:  `explode(.)`,
+		expected: []string{`D0, P[], (doc)::foo:
+    a: foo_a
+    thing: foo_thing
+    c: foo_c
+bar:
+    b: bar_b
+    thing: bar_thing
+    c: bar_c
+foobarList:
+    b: bar_b
+    a: foo_a
+    thing: bar_thing
+    c: foobarList_c
+foobar:
+    c: foo_c
+    a: foo_a
+    thing: foobar_thing
+`},
+	},
 	{
 		skipDoc:    true,
 		document:   mergeDocSample,
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go
index 3da2858f..a12a0220 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go
@@ -22,11 +22,19 @@ var multiplyOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 		},
 	},
 	{
-		description: "Merge objects together",
-		document:    `{a: {also: me}, b: {also: {g: wizz}}}`,
+		description: "Merge objects together, returning merged result only",
+		document:    `{a: {field: me, fieldA: cat}, b: {field: {g: wizz}, fieldB: dog}}`,
+		expression:  `.a * .b`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[a], (!!map)::{field: {g: wizz}, fieldA: cat, fieldB: dog}\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		description: "Merge objects together, returning parent object",
+		document:    `{a: {field: me, fieldA: cat}, b: {field: {g: wizz}, fieldB: dog}}`,
 		expression:  `. * {"a":.b}`,
 		expected: []string{
-			"D0, P[], (!!map)::{a: {also: {g: wizz}}, b: {also: {g: wizz}}}\n",
+			"D0, P[], (!!map)::{a: {field: {g: wizz}, fieldA: cat, fieldB: dog}, b: {field: {g: wizz}, fieldB: dog}}\n",
 		},
 	},
 	{
@@ -62,7 +70,8 @@ var multiplyOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 		},
 	},
 	{
-		description: "Merge keeps style of LHS",
+		description:           "Merge keeps style of LHS",
+		dontFormatInputForDoc: true,
 		document: `a: {things: great}
 b:
   also: "me"
@@ -121,5 +130,5 @@ func TestMultiplyOperatorScenarios(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range multiplyOperatorScenarios {
 		testScenario(t, &tt)
 	}
-	documentScenarios(t, "Mulitply Operator", multiplyOperatorScenarios)
+	documentScenarios(t, "Multiply Operator", multiplyOperatorScenarios)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_not_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_not_test.go
index 1c441644..3bac2087 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_not_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_not_test.go
@@ -5,52 +5,61 @@ import (
 )
 
 var notOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
-	// {
-	// 	document:   `cat`,
-	// 	expression: `. | not`,
-	// 	expected: []string{
-	// 		"D0, P[], (!!bool)::false\n",
-	// 	},
-	// },
-	// {
-	// 	document:   `1`,
-	// 	expression: `. | not`,
-	// 	expected: []string{
-	// 		"D0, P[], (!!bool)::false\n",
-	// 	},
-	// },
-	// {
-	// 	document:   `0`,
-	// 	expression: `. | not`,
-	// 	expected: []string{
-	// 		"D0, P[], (!!bool)::false\n",
-	// 	},
-	// },
 	{
-		document:   `~`,
-		expression: `. | not`,
+		description: "Not true is false",
+		expression:  `true | not`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::false\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		description: "Not false is true",
+		expression:  `false | not`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::true\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		description: "String values considered to be true",
+		expression:  `"cat" | not`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::false\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		description: "Empty string value considered to be true",
+		expression:  `"" | not`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::false\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		description: "Numbers are considered to be true",
+		expression:  `1 | not`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::false\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		description: "Zero is considered to be true",
+		expression:  `0 | not`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::false\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+
+		description: "Null is considered to be false",
+		expression:  `~ | not`,
 		expected: []string{
 			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::true\n",
 		},
 	},
-	// {
-	// 	document:   `false`,
-	// 	expression: `. | not`,
-	// 	expected: []string{
-	// 		"D0, P[], (!!bool)::true\n",
-	// 	},
-	// },
-	// {
-	// 	document:   `true`,
-	// 	expression: `. | not`,
-	// 	expected: []string{
-	// 		"D0, P[], (!!bool)::false\n",
-	// 	},
-	// },
 }
 
 func TestNotOperatorScenarios(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range notOperatorScenarios {
 		testScenario(t, &tt)
 	}
+	documentScenarios(t, "Not Operator", notOperatorScenarios)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operators_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operators_test.go
index b550071a..625997b8 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operators_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operators_test.go
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 type expressionScenario struct {
-	description string
-	document    string
-	expression  string
-	expected    []string
-	skipDoc     bool
+	description           string
+	document              string
+	expression            string
+	expected              []string
+	skipDoc               bool
+	dontFormatInputForDoc bool // dont format input doc for documentation generation
 }
 
 func testScenario(t *testing.T, s *expressionScenario) {
@@ -113,11 +114,17 @@ func documentScenarios(t *testing.T, title string, scenarios []expressionScenari
 			} else {
 				writeOrPanic(w, fmt.Sprintf("### Example %v\n", index))
 			}
+			formattedDoc := ""
 			if s.document != "" {
+				if s.dontFormatInputForDoc {
+					formattedDoc = s.document
+				} else {
+					formattedDoc = formatYaml(s.document)
+				}
 				//TODO: pretty here
 				writeOrPanic(w, "Given a sample.yml file of:\n")
 
-				writeOrPanic(w, fmt.Sprintf("```yaml\n%v```\n", formatYaml(s.document)))
+				writeOrPanic(w, fmt.Sprintf("```yaml\n%v```\n", formattedDoc))
 				writeOrPanic(w, "then\n")
 				if s.expression != "" {
 					writeOrPanic(w, fmt.Sprintf("```bash\nyq eval '%v' sample.yml\n```\n", s.expression))
@@ -140,7 +147,7 @@ func documentScenarios(t *testing.T, title string, scenarios []expressionScenari
 				if err != nil {
 					t.Error(err)
 				}
-				err = EvaluateStream("sample.yaml", strings.NewReader(s.document), node, printer)
+				err = EvaluateStream("sample.yaml", strings.NewReader(formattedDoc), node, printer)
 				if err != nil {
 					t.Error(err)
 				}