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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 does Bach learn and see in his relationship with Donna?

2. What does Bach sell for $11,000?

3. What position does Bach offer Stan?

4. What is one lesson Bach learned from Shimoda?

5. Whom does Bach sue in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What troubling thing does Stan say about corruption?

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

7. When does Bach say flying is fun?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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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