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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 Pommerer learn from the foreigners in 1945?

2. Who does the Narrator see in a long gown in his apartment building?

3. Where are strikes occurring that the Narrator watches on television with Pommerer?

4. Who hires Bolle as a full-time agent after he presents photographs and data from the BRD?

5. When Biermann is exiled, what do his supporters in East Berlin fear?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Robert think of the police's participation in the violence in town?

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

6. How do Pommerer and the Narrator differ on their views of East and West German workers?

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

8. How does Bolle end up in the French legion in Corsica?

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

10. Why does Gartenschläger attempt to get a self-triggering robot?

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

What is the significance of the Wall? When was the Wall erected? How does it divide Berlin? How does it divide the people of Berlin? What does the Wall symbolize? What international relationships are changed as a result? Who gains or loses power?

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