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

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) Why the person who gave it to her looked familiar.
(c) What Thoreau meant about the marketplace.
(d) What she needed to ask the person who gave it to her.

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

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

4. What makes Josh feel close to Peter?
(a) Subverting his work.
(b) Going fishing.
(c) Visiting the cemetery.
(d) Reading his reports.

5. Where does Josh go to write sermon 113?
(a) Bloomingdales.
(b) The lakeshore.
(c) The forest.
(d) The basement.

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

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

8. What claim do people make about Josh Swensen?
(a) That he hates society.
(b) That he is bipolar.
(c) That he is violent.
(d) That he was institutionalized.

9. 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 can't keep pretending to be Larry.
(c) That no one knows who he is.
(d) That he is already changing the world.

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

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

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

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

14. How is the 'The Gospel According to Larry' set up?
(a) As a disjointed pile of notes.
(b) Like a series of newspaper articles.
(c) As a series of letters.
(d) Like a term paper.

15. How did Josh answer inquiries about his identity?
(a) He stopped blogging.
(b) He described himself.
(c) He went underground.
(d) He posted photos of his possessions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Beth read the thing she is discussing with Josh?

2. When did Josh begin to put more effort into his website?

3. What was the person who gave Tashjian the manuscript reading?

4. Why does Josh limit the number of his possessions?

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

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