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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beth say at Josh's funeral?
(a) That Josh had not died.
(b) That Josh would hate the circus his funeral had become.
(c) That Josh would be mocking people for listening to him instead of listening to their own selves.
(d) That Josh would be pleased to see so many people here.

2. Where does the epigraph at the beginning of Part 5 come from?
(a) Kings.
(b) The book of John.
(c) The book of Luke.
(d) The book of Mark.

3. What climax takes place when Josh Swensen is identified as Larry?
(a) The foreshadowing of death is fulfilled, and Josh Swensen 'dies'.
(b) Josh's conversations with his mother are transformed into conversations with betagold.
(c) Josh's step-father recognizes his anti-consumerism as resentment, and they reconcile.
(d) Bono becomes the father Josh always wanted.

4. What does Josh think about Beth when he considers his plans and their effect on her?
(a) He thinks she will be crushed.
(b) He thinks it will help her clarify what her feelings are.
(c) He doesn't think she will be affected.
(d) He hopes she will be upset so he will know that she cares about him.

5. How does Josh feel the universe has set him up?
(a) So that the only thing he can do is start over.
(b) So that he would never be able to have a father again.
(c) So that his grief over his mother would become permanent.
(d) So that he was led into the trap of a second personality.

6. What is Item 57 that Josh posts on the website?
(a) A CD.
(b) A pair of boots.
(c) A camera.
(d) A book.

7. Where does Josh say he found his guidance, ultimately?
(a) In words themselves.
(b) In himself.
(c) In friends.
(d) In nature.

8. What does Josh say is the only thing making his exile bearable?
(a) That he has his freedom.
(b) That Beth will be crushed for missing him.
(c) That Peter will blame himself for Josh's death.
(d) That he will see Beth again soon.

9. How does the older woman make Josh's day?
(a) By telling him that his mother would be proud of him.
(b) By telling Beth that she should consider herself lucky.
(c) By telling him that he's very handsome.
(d) By telling him that he's as good a person as Larry claims to be.

10. What does Josh wonder while he is making his vision quest?
(a) Why his mother had to die.
(b) Why he has a hard time just being himself.
(c) What he will do next.
(d) Why he made Larry up in the first place.

11. How many people claimed to be Josh's father?
(a) 16.
(b) 2.
(c) None.
(d) 6.

12. What was Josh's new vocation?
(a) Survivalist.
(b) Bohemian artist.
(c) Serial killer.
(d) Spiritual hobo.

13. Where does Josh get money from?
(a) He goes without money, so he doesn't arouse suspicion.
(b) He steals it from Peter.
(c) He sells some stocks his mother left him.
(d) He takes all his savings.

14. What does Josh look forward to in having died?
(a) Not having to pay taxes.
(b) Living outside the system.
(c) Sleeping outside all the time.
(d) Moving about the country freely.

15. What irony does Josh see in his newfound fame?
(a) He had ranted against celebrities and now he was one.
(b) He had ranted about back-stabbing friends, and now he stabbed his fans in the back.
(c) He had preached about integrity, but now he was selling integrity.
(d) He had not wanted to be popular, and now he was somewhat happy with fame.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Josh watch on TV from the motel?

2. Where does Josh plan to go after his funeral?

3. When does Josh cry for Peter?

4. When does Josh plan to fake his death?

5. What is the friendship between Josh and Beth like at Larryfest?

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