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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, pages 39-73.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of the epigraph to Part 1?
(a) The benefit of voluntary poverty.
(b) The truth of a messenger.
(c) The need to examine your own life.
(d) The need to take one's own life as a measure of value.

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

3. Who is Beth?
(a) Josh's best friend.
(b) Josh's mother's friend.
(c) Josh's sister.
(d) Josh's teacher.

4. How many possessions does Josh have?
(a) 200.
(b) 100.
(c) 75.
(d) 25.

5. What was the person who gave Tashjian the manuscript reading?
(a) Walden.
(b) The Handmaid's Tale.
(c) The Communist Manifesto.
(d) Animal Farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Josh go to visit with his mother's spirit?

2. What does the person who gives Janet Tashjian the manuscript of 'The Gospel According to Larry' say about how she can reach him?

3. What are Josh's feelings for Beth?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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