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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Josh's mother?
(a) She is in prison.
(b) She lives in California.
(c) She moved away.
(d) She is dead.

2. How does Katherine describe Josh?
(a) Fascinating.
(b) Quirky.
(c) Darling.
(d) Troublesome.

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

4. What does betagold challenge Larry to do?
(a) Accept her invitation to dinner.
(b) Reveal his identity.
(c) Accept her invitation to be interviewed.
(d) Post a list of his possessions.

5. What does Beth give herself for her birthday?
(a) A trip to the woods.
(b) An anti-commercial tattoo.
(c) A tattoo of a dolphin.
(d) A necklace.

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

7. What does Tashjian's editor think of the manuscript?
(a) She thinks it needs a lot of work.
(b) She is uncertain about its origins.
(c) She wants to publish it.
(d) She does not want to publish it.

8. Who is Todd?
(a) A jock whom Beth likes.
(b) Beth's boyfriend.
(c) Josh's nemesis.
(d) Josh's friend.

9. Where does the epigraph for part 2 come from?
(a) The Book of Matthew.
(b) Walden.
(c) Ecclesiastes.
(d) Genesis.

10. How many hits does Josh get on Larry's site after Bono draws attention to it?
(a) Over a million.
(b) Four million.
(c) Over a hundred thousand.
(d) More than five hundred thousand.

11. What happens when 'Larry's' work becomes popular?
(a) Josh's anonymity is compromised.
(b) Larry signs a book contract.
(c) He splits with Josh.
(d) Christy refuses to publish his work.

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

13. Why does Josh limit the number of his possessions?
(a) He read Thoreau's 'Walden' and wanted to simplify his life.
(b) He read about Native Americans not wanting to leave a big footprint.
(c) He was religious and didn't want to be distracted from things of the spirit.
(d) He read about environmental destruction and didn't want to have anything to do with industry.

14. How does Tashjian characterize Josh's attitude while he is listening to Beth?
(a) Rapt.
(b) Lovey-dovey.
(c) Disillusioned.
(d) Distracted.

15. What does a teacher tell Tashjian about Josh Swensen?
(a) He is schizophrenic.
(b) He is a genius.
(c) He has a Messiah complex.
(d) He is the Messiah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Josh feel close to Peter?

2. How does Josh interpret signs of death around him?

3. What answer does Josh get when he asks his mother whether she will help him change the world?

4. How many of the seniors in Josh's school are in the Larry fan club?

5. What does Josh complain about in a lecture after seeing Beth?

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