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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 many years has it been since Josh's mother died?

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

3. Why does Josh say he cannot sell a product?

4. What tarot card does Beth pull for Josh?

5. What does betagold challenge Larry to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Josh's relationship with Katherine?

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

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

6. What is Peter's relationship with the Larry website

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

8. What does Josh Swensen give Tashjian?

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

10. How are Tashjian and the boy in contact?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Bono and Thoreau as heroes in Josh's world. How are they similar? How are they different? Are they fighting for the same causes? What allows Bono to use his celebrity for his causes? What prevents Thoreau from using celebrity for his cause? Which artist does Josh most resemble?

Essay Topic 2

Visit the 'Larry' blog, and describe its relationship with the book. Is it a work in its own right, or is it just an extra-part of the book? Does it seem to attract the same kind of audience that was drawn to Larry within the book?

Essay Topic 3

Write an evaluative review of 'The Gospel According to Larry'. What are this book's uses? What are its limitations? Who is its audience?

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