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

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

4. What is the term for the discussion of death?
(a) Personification.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Characterization.
(d) Foreshadowing.

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

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

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

8. Where does Josh go to visit with his mother's spirit?
(a) The lake.
(b) The cemetery.
(c) The woods.
(d) Bloomingdales.

9. Where does the quote at the opening of Part 1 come from?
(a) The Book of Mark.
(b) The Book of Luke.
(c) 'Walden'.
(d) The book of John.

10. What ideas does Josh's website develop toward?
(a) Grass-roots political activity.
(b) Non-violent resistance to government.
(c) Election reform.
(d) Rebellion against culture.

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

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

13. What does Josh Swensen supplement the manuscript with?
(a) Photographs.
(b) Personal diary pages.
(c) A DVD.
(d) Music CDs.

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

15. Why does Josh limit the number of his possessions?
(a) He read about Native Americans not wanting to leave a big footprint.
(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 Thoreau's 'Walden' and wanted to simplify his life.