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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, p. 74-108.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What answer does Josh get when he asks his mother whether she will help him change the world?
(a) A man says 'yes of course I will'.
(b) A mother says 'I won't allow you to do that'.
(c) A boy asks 'do we have to?'
(d) A woman says 'you must be crazy'.

2. 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 it is impossible.
(b) That she can email.
(c) That she can call.
(d) That she can send him a message.

3. What strategy does Josh propose for helping Third World countries?
(a) Financing humanitarian missions.
(b) The World Bank could forgive some debt.
(c) More fundraisers.
(d) Micro-financing.

4. How many years has it been since Josh's mother died?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Seven.
(d) Four.

5. What are Josh's feelings about Katherine?
(a) He resents her.
(b) He likes her.
(c) He finds her boring.
(d) He finds her supportive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the quote at the opening of Part 1 come from?

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

3. What is the import of the epigraph for Part 2?

4. What does Tashjian do when she has this realization?

5. Why doesn't Josh want to give Larry up?

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