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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. Why doesn't Josh want to give Larry up?
(a) He wants to be discovered.
(b) He thrives on Larry's popularity.
(c) He has invested a lot of money in making the website possible.
(d) His work is not finished.

2. When did Josh start to limit his possessions?
(a) In 6th grade.
(b) From early childhood.
(c) In 8th grade.
(d) When his mother died.

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

4. What did the author of 'The Gospel According to Larry' put at the beginning of each chapter?
(a) Quotes from the Bible.
(b) Quotes from different authors.
(c) Quotes from Thoreau.
(d) Quotes from the Unabomber.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the term for the discussion of death?

2. How does Josh interpret signs of death around him?

3. What happens when 'Larry's' work becomes popular?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Tashjian find out about Josh when she researches him?

3. Describe Josh's visit to the cemetery with Peter.

4. What is the importance of the epigraph for Part 1?

5. What is the relationship between Josh and Beth?

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

7. How does Larry's website get noticed?

8. What does Beth give Josh on the anniversary of his mother's death?

9. How does Josh get in touch with his mother?

10. What items does Josh post photos of on Larry's website?

(see the answer keys)

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