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

2. What does Bach wish for in Chapter 10?

3. Bach's relationship with whom is discussed in Chapter 10?

4. From whom does Bach receive a phone call in Chapter 14?

5. What is Leslie's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Shimoda tell Bach about meeting his soul mate?

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

3. When does Bach say flying is fun?

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

5. Why does Bach sell his biplane?

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

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

8. What troubling thing does Stan say about corruption?

9. What does Bach's relationship with Donna help him see?

10. What does Leslie tell Bach about her childhood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think of Bach's relationship with his spiritual guide? Do you believe that Bach's spiritual guide is a figment of Bach's imagination or is actually real? Give three examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Bach is constantly in a search to find his soul mate. What might happen with Leslie and Bach's relationship if Bach becomes involved with another woman, after Leslie and Bach move in together?

Essay Topic 3

What makes Bach think that Leslie is his soul mate? What are some things they have in common? What are their differences? Use at least four examples from the story to support your answer.

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