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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tashjian tell Josh when she mails him the galleys?
(a) That if the book is published people will know he is alive.
(b) That he should hide out until the media storm blows over.
(c) That he should get a lawyer.
(d) That he is going to be rich and famous after this is published.

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

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

4. Who is Larry?
(a) The author.
(b) The main character.
(c) Josh's antagonist.
(d) A pseudonym for Josh.

5. Where did Beth read the thing she is discussing with Josh?
(a) The school newspaper.
(b) From a magazine.
(c) On a printed flyer.
(d) On thegospelaccordingtolarry.com.

6. What was the website like when Josh started it?
(a) Funny.
(b) Aggressive.
(c) Rebellious.
(d) Sad.

7. Why did Tashjian agree to take the manuscript?
(a) Because the person who gave it to her was reading to her.
(b) Because she was curious what was inside it.
(c) Because she knew the person who gave it to her.
(d) Because the person who gave it to her ran away.

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

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

10. What idea does Josh's website begin with?
(a) Anti-consumerism.
(b) Martyrdom.
(c) Religious devotion.
(d) Environmentalism.

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

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

13. When did Josh begin to put more effort into his website?
(a) When he found out that Beth read it.
(b) When it became popular.
(c) When he thought he could make money from it.
(d) When he found out that his step-father hated it.

14. What other writing does Beth say she enjoyed?
(a) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
(b) The Heart of Darkness.
(c) Their Eyes Were Watching God.
(d) Walden.

15. 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 environmental destruction and didn't want to have anything to do with industry.
(c) He was religious and didn't want to be distracted from things of the spirit.
(d) He read about Native Americans not wanting to leave a big footprint.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Josh feel close to Peter?

2. What does Josh say he wants to be?

3. What lesson has Josh learned from living with his stepfather?

4. Why does Josh say he cannot sell a product?

5. What does Josh pretend with Beth?

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