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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Josh tell himself to be?

2. What is Larryfest?

3. Where is Josh going to start with his work after he publishes his manuscript?

4. Where is the epigraph to Part 3 from?

5. How does Josh say Larry will be recognizable at Larryfest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Josh hear from his mother when he goes to Bloomingdale's?

2. Describe Josh's funeral.

3. What is the epigraph to Part 6, and what is its importance?

4. What happens during Josh's vision quest?

5. Describe Josh's pseudocide.

6. How does Josh rise from his depression about being commoditized?

7. What is it that jolts Josh out of his feeling of peace, love and understanding?

8. What is Larryfest like?

9. How does Josh disguise himself?

10. What are Josh's thoughts about leaving a suicide note?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What criticisms can be made of Larry's website and Josh's lifestyle? How would Josh respond to these criticisms?

Essay Topic 2

What literary devices does Tashjian use in 'The Gospel According to Larry', and how do they contribute to the meaning of the book? How does she use personification? Characterization? Foreshadowing? What others does she use?

Essay Topic 3

Write about your own reading of 'The Gospel According to Larry'--did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

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