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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 are Bach and Leslie doing as Chapter 13 begins?

2. In Chapter 2, Bach recounts a trip he has taken. Where is this trip?

3. Who is Eleanor?

4. Whom does Bach sue in Chapter 13?

5. Bach needs to find a book after speaking with his bank in Chapter 3. What subject does Bach want to read?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. When does Bach say flying is fun?

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

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

10. What troubling thing does Stan say about corruption?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Bach seems to have a laid-back personality throughout the story. How does Bach's laid-back personality help him in his personal and professional live? Does this laid-back personality hinder Bach in his personal or professional life? Give four examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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

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