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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 problem does Tashjian have with Josh's book as she works on it?

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

3. Why did Tashjian agree to take the manuscript?

4. What does Josh post on Larry's website in the beginning of Part 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What motivated Josh to adopt an anti-consumerist message?

2. What does Josh Swensen give Tashjian?

3. How are Tashjian and the boy in contact?

4. What is Josh's relationship with Katherine?

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

6. What is Josh's catch-22?

7. Where does 'The Gospel According to Larry' begin?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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