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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 Bolle erect to preach war against the Wall?

2. After gaining skills in sabotage, what does Bolle do?

3. Over what philosopher do Robert and the Narrator argue that brings them almost to blows?

4. Who single-handedly fought against the DDR according to Robert?

5. Who arrives to distribute food and supplies in 1945 where the Narrator resides?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the leather-bound storyteller is found to have graffiti, how does he extricate himself from the clutches of the DDR?

2. What does Robert observe about capitalism when he goes to check car models with the Narrator?

3. How does Bolle become a double agent for the DDR?

4. What are some decadent pleasures that the Narrator enjoys in West Berlin?

5. What are Lena's relationships with men prior to meeting the Narrator?

6. What does Pommerer observe about the DDR leadership and the reconstruction of East Berlin?

7. What amazes the Narrator about his cousin's behavior in Dresden?

8. How does the Narrator identify with the German people and not politics?

9. How does Bolle become an agent for the Stasi?

10. What is the similarity in the news reporting of the strike in Poland that both Pommerer and the Narrator observe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Narrator uses more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two themes about loss in the stories he shares in "The Wall Jumper". Then cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Politics play a significant role in the book. Schneider refers to the politics of the East Berlin society of "The Wall Jumper" compared to that of West Berlin. Discuss the use of politics in the novel. How does politics influence the actions of the main characters of the Narrator, Pommerer, and others? Also examine the use of politics in relationships.

Essay Topic 3

Consider this quote, "This stillness probably ties in with the Germans' habit of hearing their own noise through their neighbors' ears--a consideration which even three-year-olds are taught to show," (Chapter 1, pg. 16.) How does this reveal the culture in which East Germans lived? What does this say about their society? Compare and contrast in relationship to West Berlin and Western society as a whole at the time.

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