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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 did Kabe claim was too quiet not to jump?

2. What kinds of escape methods from the Wall became popular in the early 1960s?

3. What is the remarkable difference between West and East-bound travelers at the Schonefield airport?

4. What does the woman with bulging eyeballs that meets with Pommerer support?

5. What does the Narrator travel into East Berlin on?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the Narrator describe Gerhard Schlater?

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

6. What does the Wall symbolize to the West Germans?

7. What is the evening of music that Pommerer and the Narrator take in at the Hall of Young Talent like?

8. 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?

9. How does the Narrator describe Kabe?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"The Wall Jumper" is particularly effective in conveying meaning through powerful imagery. Powerful imagery to establish connections in the minds of readers with the story's characters and plot. Imagery is the picture we form in our minds of the story we read. It can involve, visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, kinetic, and kinesthetic. Schneider uses these imagery to translate words into a visual story that we can see and participate in within our minds. Describe the use of imagery in this novel.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Lena. What is her role in the story? What was Schneider trying to accomplish by creating the Lena' character in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

One of the main themes in the book is ethical and social responsibility. List at least four examples where Schneider employs this specific theme. Is the battle between making ethical choices obvious or subtle? What characters are involved in this kind of battle? Do you think the right person or group won? Does good always triumph over evil in the case of "The Wall Jumper" ethics? Where do these definitions appear vague or incomprehensible?

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