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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beth give herself for her birthday?

2. What is Beth telling Josh at the beginning of 'The Gospel According to Larry'?

3. What does Josh agree to help Beth with?

4. What is Josh's response to what Tashjian tells him?

5. What answer does Josh get when he asks his mother whether she will help him change the world?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Josh's relationship with Katherine?

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

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

7. What is the relationship between Josh and Beth?

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

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

10. What does Tashjian foreshadow in the beginning of Part 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Read the sequel to 'The Gospel According to Larry', and Compare and contrast the two books. How are they similar? How are they different?

Essay Topic 2

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 3

What criticisms can be made of Larry's website and Josh's lifestyle? How would Josh respond to these criticisms?

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