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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 the gist of the epigraph at the beginning of Part 6?

2. What is Item 57 that Josh posts on the website?

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

4. What does Josh watch on TV from the motel?

5. What happens when Josh kisses Beth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Larryfest like?

2. What does Josh conclude from the media circus surrounding his life?

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

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

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

6. What is the epigraph to Part 5, and what is its importance?

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

8. Describe Josh's funeral.

9. What is the epigraph for Part 3, and what is its significance?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write about your own reading of 'The Gospel According to Larry'--did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

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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