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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 does Kabe fool his government?
2. What do BRD politicians emphasize regarding East and West Germany?
3. What area does not have land mines according to Pommerer?
4. On his first visit to the wall, what does the Narrator watch?
5. What is the name of the Eastern boy that Pommerer tells a story about jumping the Wall?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the DDR and the Western television reflect bias when it comes to news reporting?
2. What does the Wall symbolize to the West Germans?
3. How is the difference in the importance of the Wall shown in Western and Eastern maps?
4. What does the woman with bulging eyeballs who visits Pommerer have to say about solidarity?
5. Who is Wolf Biermann, mentioned in Chapter 1, and how is he described?
6. What do the artistic neighbors that the Narrator meets with Pommerer in the countryside say about the scientist and the state as compared to writers?
7. What is the evening of music that Pommerer and the Narrator take in at the Hall of Young Talent like?
8. How does the Narrator describe Kabe?
9. How has television affected the culture of the two German societies?
10. What is the difference in reporting between West and East German politicians on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan on the evening news?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The two belief systems of capitalism and socialism are pitted against each other frequently in "The Wall Jumper". Identify examples of each. In what ways is the Narrator attracted to the capitalist system versus the socialist system and vice-versa? Is it surprising that people jump the Wall on both sides? Discuss in relation to the stories shared by the Narrator and Pommerer.
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
Schneider is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, puns, and irony, briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.
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