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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 pain do West Germans no longer feel strongly?

2. What lying outside the path to the door of the Narrator's building remains the same?

3. On the East German map, what is lacking in the West German side?

4. Who do neighbors shun in favor of those who struggle against publishers and the party?

5. In what building does Lena find peace in that politics has not touched?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the early 1960s see in Berlin in terms of escape methods in Berlin?

2. What do neighbors in the German countryside gather to discuss that the Narrator observes?

3. How does the Narrator describe Robert in Chapter 1?

4. Describe how the East and West Germans are different at the Schönefield Airport.

5. How do the DDR and the Western television reflect bias when it comes to news reporting?

6. What is the story that Pommerer tells the Narrator about the Willy boys and their friend Lutz concerning the Wall?

7. How did Lena's family treat her when she visited with the Narrator in East Berlin?

8. How does Kabe outwit both the East and West German governments?

9. Who is Wolf Biermann, mentioned in Chapter 1, and how is he described?

10. How does Schneider uses the analogy of lovers to explain the German lack of interest in reunification?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "The Wall Jumper", Schneider's German society shows a conscious selectivity about technology. What do you think of the technology that Gartenschläger tries to steal? Which aspects do you find more or less appealing? How is technology associated with power and rebellion?

Essay Topic 2

Love and sexuality between the Narrator and Lena is a recurring theme. How does the Narrator's feelings about love change from the beginning of the novel to its end? In what ways has he expanded his awareness and beliefs? Is sexuality connected to love for the Narrator? How does his feelings for Lena develop and change and how does his relationship with her contrast with that of other women that he has had romantic feelings for or an idealized relationship with?

Essay Topic 3

Describe some of the settings for "The Wall Jumper". What is the overall setting? How does the city of Berlin change over time? How is the East different from the West? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did the author choose to use these places in "The Wall Jumper"?

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