diff --git a/django/views/generic/list.py b/django/views/generic/list.py
index d01bacc..ef90d75 100644
--- a/django/views/generic/list.py
+++ b/django/views/generic/list.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class MultipleObjectMixin(object):
         """
         Get the context for this view.
         """
-        queryset = kwargs.get('object_list')
+        queryset = kwargs.pop('object_list')
         page_size = self.get_paginate_by(queryset)
         if page_size:
             paginator, page, queryset, is_paginated = self.paginate_queryset(queryset, page_size)
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/generic_views/list.py b/tests/regressiontests/generic_views/list.py
index 5d62aa8..8f6af74 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/generic_views/list.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/generic_views/list.py
@@ -19,18 +19,19 @@ class ListViewTests(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 200)
         self.assertTemplateUsed(res, 'generic_views/author_list.html')
         self.assertEqual(list(res.context['object_list']), list(Author.objects.all()))
-        self.assertEqual(list(res.context['authors']), list(Author.objects.all()))
-        self.assertEqual(res.context['paginator'], None)
-        self.assertEqual(res.context['page_obj'], None)
-        self.assertEqual(res.context['is_paginated'], False)
+        self.assertIs(res.context['authors'], res.context['object_list'])
+        self.assertIsNone(res.context['paginator'])
+        self.assertIsNone(res.context['page_obj'])
+        self.assertFalse(res.context['is_paginated'])
 
     def test_paginated_queryset(self):
         self._make_authors(100)
         res = self.client.get('/list/authors/paginated/')
         self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 200)
         self.assertTemplateUsed(res, 'generic_views/author_list.html')
-        self.assertEqual(len(res.context['authors']), 30)
-        self.assertEqual(res.context['is_paginated'], True)
+        self.assertEqual(len(res.context['object_list']), 30)
+        self.assertIs(res.context['authors'], res.context['object_list'])
+        self.assertTrue(res.context['is_paginated'])
         self.assertEqual(res.context['page_obj'].number, 1)
         self.assertEqual(res.context['paginator'].num_pages, 4)
         self.assertEqual(res.context['authors'][0].name, 'Author 00')
@@ -41,17 +42,18 @@ class ListViewTests(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 200)
         self.assertTemplateUsed(res, 'generic_views/author_list.html')
         self.assertEqual(list(res.context['object_list']), list(Author.objects.all()))
-        self.assertEqual(list(res.context['authors']), list(Author.objects.all()))
-        self.assertEqual(res.context['paginator'], None)
-        self.assertEqual(res.context['page_obj'], None)
-        self.assertEqual(res.context['is_paginated'], False)
+        self.assertIs(res.context['authors'], res.context['object_list'])
+        self.assertIsNone(res.context['paginator'])
+        self.assertIsNone(res.context['page_obj'])
+        self.assertFalse(res.context['is_paginated'])
 
     def test_paginated_get_page_by_query_string(self):
         self._make_authors(100)
         res = self.client.get('/list/authors/paginated/', {'page': '2'})
         self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 200)
         self.assertTemplateUsed(res, 'generic_views/author_list.html')
-        self.assertEqual(len(res.context['authors']), 30)
+        self.assertEqual(len(res.context['object_list']), 30)
+        self.assertIs(res.context['authors'], res.context['object_list'])
         self.assertEqual(res.context['authors'][0].name, 'Author 30')
         self.assertEqual(res.context['page_obj'].number, 2)
 
@@ -59,7 +61,8 @@ class ListViewTests(TestCase):
         self._make_authors(100)
         res = self.client.get('/list/authors/paginated/', {'page': 'last'})
         self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 200)
-        self.assertEqual(len(res.context['authors']), 10)
+        self.assertEqual(len(res.context['object_list']), 10)
+        self.assertIs(res.context['authors'], res.context['object_list'])
         self.assertEqual(res.context['authors'][0].name, 'Author 90')
         self.assertEqual(res.context['page_obj'].number, 4)
 
@@ -68,7 +71,8 @@ class ListViewTests(TestCase):
         res = self.client.get('/list/authors/paginated/3/')
         self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 200)
         self.assertTemplateUsed(res, 'generic_views/author_list.html')
-        self.assertEqual(len(res.context['authors']), 30)
+        self.assertEqual(len(res.context['object_list']), 30)
+        self.assertIs(res.context['authors'], res.context['object_list'])
         self.assertEqual(res.context['authors'][0].name, 'Author 60')
         self.assertEqual(res.context['page_obj'].number, 3)
 
@@ -93,30 +97,30 @@ class ListViewTests(TestCase):
         res = self.client.get('/list/authors/template_name/')
         self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 200)
         self.assertEqual(list(res.context['object_list']), list(Author.objects.all()))
-        self.assertEqual(list(res.context['authors']), list(Author.objects.all()))
+        self.assertIs(res.context['authors'], res.context['object_list'])
         self.assertTemplateUsed(res, 'generic_views/list.html')
 
     def test_template_name_suffix(self):
         res = self.client.get('/list/authors/template_name_suffix/')
         self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 200)
         self.assertEqual(list(res.context['object_list']), list(Author.objects.all()))
-        self.assertEqual(list(res.context['authors']), list(Author.objects.all()))
+        self.assertIs(res.context['authors'], res.context['object_list'])
         self.assertTemplateUsed(res, 'generic_views/author_objects.html')
 
     def test_context_object_name(self):
         res = self.client.get('/list/authors/context_object_name/')
         self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 200)
         self.assertEqual(list(res.context['object_list']), list(Author.objects.all()))
-        self.assertEqual(list(res.context['author_list']), list(Author.objects.all()))
-        self.assertFalse('authors' in res.context)
+        self.assertNotIn('authors', res.context)
+        self.assertIs(res.context['author_list'], res.context['object_list'])
         self.assertTemplateUsed(res, 'generic_views/author_list.html')
 
     def test_duplicate_context_object_name(self):
         res = self.client.get('/list/authors/dupe_context_object_name/')
         self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 200)
         self.assertEqual(list(res.context['object_list']), list(Author.objects.all()))
-        self.assertFalse('author_list' in res.context)
-        self.assertFalse('authors' in res.context)
+        self.assertNotIn('authors', res.context)
+        self.assertNotIn('author_list', res.context)
         self.assertTemplateUsed(res, 'generic_views/author_list.html')
 
     def test_missing_items(self):
