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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 15, Bach recalls the last time he cried. When was the last time Bach cried?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) When he became a millionaire.
(c) When he was a child.
(d) When his mother died.

2. What does Bach give in a discussion with another person in Chapter 10, as a reason that one should be with someone?
(a) Out of want and desire.
(b) Obligation.
(c) Commitment.
(d) Comfort.

3. What is the author writing as Chapter 2 begins?
(a) A letter.
(b) A journal.
(c) A piece of music.
(d) A novel.

4. What surprises Bach about Stan's reaction to losing $800,000?
(a) He does not seem terribly upset.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is defensive.
(d) He is happy.

5. What does Bach begin to lose motivation for at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Flying.
(b) Looking for his soul mate.
(c) Donna.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does Bach teach Leslie to speak?

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

3. Where does Bach go to think about and recover from the shock of his phone call to the bank?

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

5. Where does Bach get directions to in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Leslie tell Bach about her childhood?

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