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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. For how much money was Gartenschläger ransomed by the BRD?

2. What is the DDR leadership according to Pommerer?

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

4. In Pommerer's favorite bar, what does the Narrator complain about?

5. What is being torn down in the Narrator's neighborhood via urban renovation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What first attracts the Narrator to Lena?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

"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 3

Pommerer and The Narrator are two of the most active characters in discussing their social and political beliefs.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that Pommerer had a direct influence upon? What are some events that The Narrator had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support or sympathy to people that attempt to jump the Wall? Which one is stronger and why?

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