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1. Where does 'The Gospel According to Larry' begin?

'The Gospel According to Larry' begins in the supermarket, where Janet Tashjian is in the checkout line.

2. Who is Janet Tashjian?

Janet Tashjian is the author but she is also a character in the book, a writer who has published other books before this one.

3. What does Josh Swensen give Tashjian?

Josh gives Tashjian a manuscript, and later gives her a CD of photographs to use in the book.

4. What is Tashjian's response to Josh's story?

Tashjian finds the story interesting and worth telling, so she gives it to her editor, who agrees with her and wants to publish the book.

5. How are Tashjian and the boy in contact?

She cannot contact him, but he says he will get in touch with her.

6. What book is introduced even before we see the manuscript of 'The Gospel According to Larry'?

As Josh gives Tashjian the copy of 'The Gospel According to Larry', he takes 'Walden' out of his pocket and reads from it. He says he has just gotten back from Walden Pond, and he quoted Thoreau on the topic of being a philosopher, and for some reason, the act of reading convinced Tashjian that Josh was serious, so she took the manuscript from him.

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