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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where had the person who gave Tashjian the manuscript just returned from?
(a) Niagara Falls.
(b) Walden Pond.
(c) The mall.
(d) New York City.

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

3. 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 him hopelessly naïve in places.
(d) She finds it occasionally devoid of meaning.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Josh's mother?

2. Who tells the narrative of 'The Gospel According to Larry'?

3. What does Josh expect to study in college?

4. How many hits does Josh get on Larry's site after Bono draws attention to it?

5. What is Josh fighting against?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the importance of the epigraph to Part 2?

2. What does Josh take from Peter, his step-father?

3. What is the relationship between Josh and Beth?

4. What is Beth asking Josh to do when the novel opens?

5. What is the response to the Larry fan club?

6. What is Josh's catch-22?

7. What book is introduced even before we see the manuscript of 'The Gospel According to Larry'?

8. What is Josh's relationship with his possessions?

9. What is Josh's relationship with his stepfather like?

10. What signs of death appear around Josh, and how does he interpret them?

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