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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. How would Bach's detailing of the women he was formerly involved with be described?

2. Bach becomes frightened when he hears a noise. What does this noise turn out to be?

3. How did Gartner play a significant role in Bach's life?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Bach say flying is fun?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Leslie tell Bach about her childhood?

8. Why does Bach sell his biplane?

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

10. What troubling thing does Stan say about corruption?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Stan says, "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely". What does Stan mean by this saying in his conversation with Bach?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the connection for Bach between his spiritual quests and his love of flying. Cite five examples from the story to support your answer.

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