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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. Which woman has been the closest to being Bach's soul mate?

2. Bach decides to call people find his soul mate. What cuts Bach's first conversation short?

3. To whom is the piece of writing the author is working on directed?

4. Whom is Bach going to visit as Chapter 14 begins?

5. About what does Stan comment that Bach finds troublesome?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bach sell his biplane?

2. How does Bach know that Katherine is not his soul mate?

3. Where does Leslie get the nickname "Hoggie" for Bach?

4. As Bach is giving people chances to fly in his plane with him, why is he secretly disappointed?

5. Describe the setting of "The Bridge Across Forever".

6. Why does Bach decide he must end his relationship with Kathy?

7. When Richard talks with Eleanor in Chapter 3, she is shocked. What shocks Eleanor?

8. How does Bach start to take notice of Leslie in a new way after they eat ice cream together?

9. How do the nicknames Bach and Leslie have given each other begin to foreshadow a possible relationship between them?

10. What does Leslie tell Bach about her childhood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the connection for Bach between his spiritual quests and his love of flying. Cite five examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Leslie comments that "dealing with a straightforward snake is better than dealing with the IRS." What does she mean by this?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 2, the author is writing a letter to himself about things that would have been useful twenty years ago. What are seven things Bach would have found useful twenty years ago and why would he have found each of these useful? Use details from the story to support your answer.

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