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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. In West Germany, what does Bolle find that no one is willing to join him in doing?

2. Where does Gartenschläger go with an assistant to gain access to the DDR border tools?

3. What does Robert find always falls outside of himself when he considers events and motives?

4. Where is Gartenschläger killed?

5. Who is the stranger that comes to talk to Pommerer in the bar and buys a round of drinks?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Robert and the Narrator differ in their view of news reports and their own role in it?

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

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

6. How is Gartenschläger caught and killed?

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

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

9. What amazes the Narrator about his cousin's behavior in Dresden?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"The Wall Jumper" is written primarily in the first-person point of view of the Narrator. Is this point of view more or less effective than telling the story from the third-persona and omniscient perspective?

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

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

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