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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. Via what method does Bolle infiltrate the BRD?

2. Where does Gartenschläger have difficulty living?

3. When Gartenschläger climbs up and removes a comrade along the border, what does he luckily avoid sniping?

4. What is the subject of the documentary that the Narrator watches with Pommerer?

5. Where is Bolle stationed that he learns skills in sabotage?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Robert observe about capitalism when he goes to check car models with the Narrator?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"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 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

Love and sexuality between the Narrator and Lena is a recurring theme. How does the Narrator's feelings about love change from the beginning of the novel to its end? In what ways has he expanded his awareness and beliefs? Is sexuality connected to love for the Narrator? How does his feelings for Lena develop and change and how does his relationship with her contrast with that of other women that he has had romantic feelings for or an idealized relationship with?

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