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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. How does Janet Tashjian claim to have received the manuscript for 'The Gospel According to Larry'?

2. How does Katherine describe Josh?

3. How does Josh interpret the card Beth pulls for him?

4. What does Beth say to Josh's mother?

5. Who is Todd?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Tashjian and the boy in contact?

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

3. How does Josh's personal life intrude on Larry's sermons?

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

5. What is Josh's relationship with Katherine?

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

7. What is Josh's catch-22?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sketch an outline for a sequel to 'The Gospel According to Larry'. Would Josh keep writing? What would he do after the book was published? Would anything draw him out of hiding?

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 is the importance of family in 'The Gospel According to Larry'? Could Josh have written 'The Gospel According to Larry' if he had a stable, happy family? Was the website and then the book a kind of compensation for his lack of family?

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