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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 Josh post on Larry's website in the beginning of Part 2?

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

3. What is NOT a reason for which Josh created the Larry website?

4. What does Josh Swensen supplement the manuscript with?

5. Who is Larry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why hasn't Josh told Beth that he is Larry?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is Josh's answer when Tashjian warns him that publishing the book will renew his troubles?

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

10. What is Tashjian's response to Josh's story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How realistic is this book? What parts are not believable? What leaps of faith does the author require of the reader?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What kind of change do Josh and Beth and the kids in the Larry fan club want to make in the world? What problems do they want to solve? How effective are their methods?

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