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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Josh feel close to Peter?
(a) Going fishing.
(b) Subverting his work.
(c) Reading his reports.
(d) Visiting the cemetery.

2. What claim do people make about Josh Swensen?
(a) That he is bipolar.
(b) That he hates society.
(c) That he was institutionalized.
(d) That he is violent.

3. What are Tashjian's feelings about the manuscript?
(a) She thinks it is important and should be published.
(b) She thinks it is not ready for publication yet.
(c) She thinks it is dangerous, and should be handed over to the police.
(d) She thinks it is a good start but needs a lot of work.

4. What is Josh's stepfather's business?
(a) Sales.
(b) Retail management.
(c) Advertising.
(d) Oil.

5. What is NOT a reason for which Josh created the Larry website?
(a) Rebelliousness.
(b) Devotion.
(c) Distraction from his grief.
(d) Boredom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Josh Swensen supplement the manuscript with?

2. What does Tashjian say is not usually Josh's thing?

3. Who is Beth?

4. How many years has it been since Josh's mother died?

5. What did the author of 'The Gospel According to Larry' put at the beginning of each chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What signs of death appear around Josh, and how does he interpret them?

2. What is Josh's catch-22?

3. What motivated Josh to adopt an anti-consumerist message?

4. What is the importance of the epigraph for Part 1?

5. Describe Josh's visit to the cemetery with Peter.

6. What is Josh's answer when Tashjian warns him that publishing the book will renew his troubles?

7. What does Josh take from Peter, his step-father?

8. What is Josh's relationship with Katherine?

9. What is Peter's relationship with the Larry website

10. What items does Josh post photos of on Larry's website?

(see the answer keys)

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