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

2. Whom is Bach going to visit as Chapter 14 begins?

3. Where is Richard Bach sitting as the book begins?

4. What has Bach been worried about throughout Chapter 11?

5. What does Leslie learn Bach is interested in saving in Chapter 15?

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

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

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

6. Where does Leslie get the nickname "Hoggie" for Bach?

7. As Bach is giving people chances to fly in his plane with him, why is he secretly disappointed?

8. What does Leslie tell Bach about her childhood?

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

10. Why does Bach sell his biplane?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dreams are very important to Bach; especially his self-induced dreams. What is the difference between regular dreams and Bach's self-induced dreams? Which type of dream is more important to Bach and why? Give four details from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

There is an old cliché, "Don't judge a book by its cover." In "The Bridge Across Forever" Bach says "Because we believe the surface, we forget that surfaces aren't who we are. When we find an angel dazzling of mind, her face grows lovelier still." How does this quote from Bach, exemplify the relationship between Bach and Leslie? Be sure to support your answer with details from the story.

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