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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. Who is the main character in "The Bridge Across Forever"?

2. What does Bach discover that Leslie has an uncanny memory for in their many conversations?

3. Who is John Gartner?

4. How is Bach feeling about having a best seller and being a millionaire?

5. How long had Bach spent on the spiritual side seeking his destiny?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bach realize as he waits for Leslie to park the car at the airport?

2. Why does the thought that Leslie is a beautiful woman embarrass Bach?

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

4. What is comical about the night that Bach meets Donald Shimoda?

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

6. Why does Bach sell his biplane?

7. What does Leslie tell Bach about her childhood?

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

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

10. What does Leslie help Bach realize about his high school English teacher?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the personalities of Leslie and "Mary Moviestar" or Bach and "Harry Handsome".

Essay Topic 2

Bach travels quite a bit throughout the story. Which trip is most meaningful or important to Bach? How and why? Give four details from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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

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