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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 is Item 57 that Josh posts on the website?

2. What is the gist of the epigraph at the beginning of Part 6?

3. What does Josh think is the best way to falsely die?

4. What does media attention do to Josh?

5. What does Josh wonder when he sees Beth outside her house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Larryfest like?

2. What snaps Josh out of his depression and wandering?

3. How does Josh disguise himself?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of the Bible in 'The Gospel According to Larry'? How is Josh's book a Bible, and how is it rebelling against being a Bible?

Essay Topic 2

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think the author uses the frame story in which she includes herself and explains how she was given the manuscript? What are the benefits of this frame? What are the risks she takes?

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