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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tashjian realize on her way home with the manuscript?
(a) That she would have to publish this manuscript.
(b) What Thoreau meant about the marketplace.
(c) Why the person who gave it to her looked familiar.
(d) What she needed to ask the person who gave it to her.

2. What is Beth telling Josh at the beginning of 'The Gospel According to Larry'?
(a) That she didn't understand something she had read.
(b) That she had discovered a new writer.
(c) That she enjoyed reading the rant on the website.
(d) That Josh should stop writing to her.

3. When does Tashjian hear from the person who gave her the manuscript next?
(a) A week later.
(b) A few weeks later.
(c) The next day.
(d) A few days later.

4. What does Josh expect to study in college?
(a) Music.
(b) He does not expect to go to college.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Religion.

5. How old was the person who gave Tashjian the manuscript?
(a) 27.
(b) 17.
(c) 38.
(d) 78.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells the narrative of 'The Gospel According to Larry'?

2. How does Janet Tashjian claim to have received the manuscript for 'The Gospel According to Larry'?

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

4. What other writing does Beth say she enjoyed?

5. What does Tashjian tell Josh when she mails him the galleys?

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