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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Josh begin to put more effort into his website?
(a) When he found out that his step-father hated it.
(b) When he thought he could make money from it.
(c) When it became popular.
(d) When he found out that Beth read it.

2. Who tells the narrative of 'The Gospel According to Larry'?
(a) Janet Tashjian.
(b) Christy.
(c) Larry.
(d) Josh.

3. How does Josh interpret signs of death around him?
(a) As predicting that someone around him will die.
(b) As predicting his death.
(c) As predicting a major change in his life.
(d) As predicting Larry's death.

4. What does Josh agree to help Beth with?
(a) Forming a study group.
(b) Studying for a test.
(c) Sneaking her out of her parents' house.
(d) Writing a paper.

5. What does Josh have to do when he buys something?
(a) Post it on his website.
(b) Make space in his room for it.
(c) Pretend it was a gift.
(d) Get rid of something else.

6. What does Josh realize when he sees the size of the fan club?
(a) That people are angry about what he's said as Larry.
(b) That he is already changing the world.
(c) That no one knows who he is.
(d) That he can't keep pretending to be Larry.

7. Why did Tashjian agree to take the manuscript?
(a) Because she was curious what was inside it.
(b) Because she knew the person who gave it to her.
(c) Because the person who gave it to her ran away.
(d) Because the person who gave it to her was reading to her.

8. What does Tashjian tell Josh when she mails him the galleys?
(a) That he should get a lawyer.
(b) That he is going to be rich and famous after this is published.
(c) That he should hide out until the media storm blows over.
(d) That if the book is published people will know he is alive.

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

10. What does Josh realize he forgot to tell Beth?
(a) That he was a vegetarian.
(b) That he is unhappy.
(c) That he was planning to run away.
(d) That he is Larry.

11. What does the person who gives Janet Tashjian the manuscript of 'The Gospel According to Larry' say about how she can reach him?
(a) That she can email.
(b) That it is impossible.
(c) That she can send him a message.
(d) That she can call.

12. What does Billy North determine about Larry?
(a) That he lives in New England.
(b) That he is high school.
(c) That he is Josh.
(d) That he is a girl.

13. What are Josh's feelings for Beth?
(a) They are just good friends.
(b) He find her irritating but good to know.
(c) They have been going out for a month.
(d) He has loved her since sixth grade.

14. How many of the seniors in Josh's school are in the Larry fan club?
(a) 46%.
(b) 78%.
(c) 22%.
(d) 54%.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tashjian characterize Josh's attitude while he is listening to Beth?

2. What does Tashjian's editor think of the manuscript?

3. What lesson has Josh learned from living with his stepfather?

4. What is Josh's response to what Tashjian tells him?

5. How does Josh's website put him in an awkward position?

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