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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 say is the only thing making his exile bearable?

2. How many people claimed to be Josh's father?

3. How does Josh say Larry will be recognizable at Larryfest?

4. When does Josh cry for Peter?

5. How does the older woman make Josh's day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the incident when Josh gave a woman his toothbrush.

2. What are the disadvantages of being outed as Larry?

3. What are the consequences for Beth, that Josh is Larry?

4. Why doesn't Josh leave for Santa Fe?

5. What does Josh hear from his mother when he goes to Bloomingdale's?

6. What is Larryfest like?

7. What is the epigraph to Part 6, and what is its importance?

8. Describe Josh's funeral.

9. What are Josh's thoughts about leaving a suicide note?

10. What does Josh find are advantages of being outed as Larry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

How would 'The Gospel According to Larry' be different if it were told from a woman's perspective? What if betagold or Beth told the story? What if Josh were female? How would the story be different?

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