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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 possessions does Josh take with him?

2. Where is Larryfest held?

3. What does Josh wonder while he is making his vision quest?

4. What is Josh surprised by in the Boston Globe?

5. What does Josh say Larry probably thinks about betagold?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the consequences for Peter Josh being outed as Larry?

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

3. Describe Josh's pseudocide.

4. How many things does Josh take with him on the appointed day?

5. What is it that jolts Josh out of his feeling of peace, love and understanding?

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

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

8. What is the epigraph to Part 4, and what is its importance?

9. How does Josh know what happens in his absence?

10. How does Josh rise from his depression about being commoditized?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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