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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. Where are Bach and Leslie as Chapter 27 opens?

2. Who does not notice Leslie is gone in Chapter 33?

3. What does Leslie tell Bach about money in Chapter 18?

4. In lieu of the business manager, tax attorney, and financial adviser, to whom does Bach hand over his wrecked company?

5. Whom does Bach try to blame for his relationship with Leslie ending?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Leslie begin to have an issue with their agreement?

2. What advice does the future Richard give the present day Richard?

3. Why does Leslie tell Bach she is not involved with any of the Hollywood crowd?

4. Leslie writes Bach a letter. What is this letter about?

5. Why does Bach not realize how much money he has?

6. What do Leslie and Bach argue about in Chapter 27?

7. How does the IRS feel about Bach's devastating ordeal?

8. How did the tax fiasco begin?

9. Bach realizes that he is at a point where he has a big choice to make. What is this choice?

10. What does Leslie swear she is going to teach Bach?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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