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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. Who arrives to distribute food and supplies in 1945 where the Narrator resides?

2. Who is the co-worker that was found to have Western currency in his apartment and later is declared to be insane?

3. How much was Bolle ransomed for by the BRD?

4. What did Pommerer's father leave for him for protection?

5. When Bolle is allowed to travel back and forth through Germany and is not arrested for his espionage, what does he become?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the man who approaches Pommerer in the bar tell him about Butterfly?

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

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

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

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

6. How is Gartenschläger caught and killed?

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

8. Why does Pommerer believe his phone troubles are linked to a protest he did?

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

10. What is the similarity in the news reporting of the strike in Poland that both Pommerer and the Narrator observe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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"?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is the function of graffiti in "The Wall Jumper"? What does graffiti say about the German socialist system in East Berlin? What does it say about the German capitalist system in West Berlin?

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