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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 is Robert's defense against worry?

2. Via what method does Bolle infiltrate the BRD?

3. What must Bolle learn in the West to earn the right he forfeited earlier?

4. When was Bolle ransomed by the BRD?

5. What does Robert enjoy viewing different models of that the Narrator accompanies to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does a stranger warn Robert and the Narrator about in the cafe and what happens subsequently?

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

3. What first attracts the Narrator to Lena?

4. What is Bolle's ultimate fate after he double crosses both intelligence sides?

5. What is the difference in the experiences that Pommerer and the Narrator have in 1945 with the Russians and Americans respectively?

6. Describe the Narrator's first encounter with Frieda in his apartment building.

7. Describe the Narrator's experience at the border with the guards and the man with the dog.

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

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

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

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

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did Schneider mean by calling the book "The Wall Jumper"? Cite an example to support your answer.

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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