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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 Bach discover that Leslie has an uncanny memory for in their many conversations?

2. What does Bach begin to lose motivation for at the end of Chapter 10?

3. What are both Bach and Donna strongly adverse to?

4. What does Bach read to Leslie in Chapter 15?

5. Bach says flying remains fun until what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would the conversations between Bach and Leslie be described?

2. What is Bach writing a letter to himself about in Chapter 2?

3. What does Leslie tell Bach about her childhood?

4. What does Kathy want when she calls Bach in Chapter 15?

5. What makes the owner of the café in Florida look strangely at Bach in Chapter 2?

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

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

8. When does Bach say flying is fun?

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

10. What does Bach say about mistakes in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 15, Leslie discusses her childhood with Bach. She tells him how she went from foster home to foster home after her parents divorced and her mother became ill. Write about how Leslie's childhood affected her personality and relationships as an adult. Give details from the story to support your answer. *

Essay Topic 3

Bach talks with the future Richard within "The Bridge Across Forever". What significance does this have in the story and why does the present Richard speak with the future Richard? Give five examples from the story to support your answer.

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