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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is Josh fighting against?
(a) Militarism.
(b) Postmodernism.
(c) Consumerism.
(d) Relativism.
2. What problem does Tashjian have with Josh's book as she works on it?
(a) She does not always know what he means.
(b) She has to fix his grammar all the time.
(c) She finds it occasionally devoid of meaning.
(d) She finds him hopelessly naïve in places.
3. What does Tashjian do when she has this realization?
(a) Rushes back to the store.
(b) Rushes home.
(c) Rushes to pick up her children from school.
(d) Rushes to her therapist.
4. How does Janet Tashjian claim to have received the manuscript for 'The Gospel According to Larry'?
(a) She claimed to have discovered it in a box of her grandfather's papers.
(b) A young man handed it to her at the supermarket.
(c) She received the submission at the press where she worked.
(d) A young man thought it was hers and 'returned it' to her.
5. How does Tashjian characterize Josh's attitude while he is listening to Beth?
(a) Disillusioned.
(b) Rapt.
(c) Lovey-dovey.
(d) Distracted.
6. What claim do people make about Josh Swensen?
(a) That he hates society.
(b) That he is violent.
(c) That he is bipolar.
(d) That he was institutionalized.
7. Where does Josh go to write sermon 113?
(a) The lakeshore.
(b) The forest.
(c) Bloomingdales.
(d) The basement.
8. What lesson has Josh learned from living with his stepfather?
(a) That products need niches.
(b) To make himself indispensable.
(c) Not to give anything away.
(d) Not to take money for anything.
9. 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.
10. What is Josh's response to what Tashjian tells him?
(a) That he needs to be honest.
(b) That he only has one life to live.
(c) That he can't protect people from themselves.
(d) That he can't be responsible for other people's feelings.
11. How did Josh answer inquiries about his identity?
(a) He described himself.
(b) He went underground.
(c) He posted photos of his possessions.
(d) He stopped blogging.
12. What was the website like when Josh started it?
(a) Rebellious.
(b) Funny.
(c) Sad.
(d) Aggressive.
13. What makes Josh feel close to Peter?
(a) Subverting his work.
(b) Reading his reports.
(c) Visiting the cemetery.
(d) Going fishing.
14. What is Josh's medium for conducting this fight?
(a) Disruptive acts.
(b) Nonviolent protests.
(c) Letters to local newspapers.
(d) A website.
15. What does Josh realize he forgot to tell Beth?
(a) That he is Larry.
(b) That he was planning to run away.
(c) That he was a vegetarian.
(d) That he is unhappy.
Short Answer Questions
1. What ideas does Josh's website develop toward?
2. What does Tashjian's editor think of the manuscript?
3. What curiosity does Beth share with betagold?
4. What does Peter complain about to Josh?
5. When does Tashjian hear from the person who gave her the manuscript next?
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