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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 owns the building in which the Narrator lives?

2. What covers the land six miles out of Berlin that the Narrator notices before they see greenery?

3. Who do the artists in the countryside that the Narrator meets criticize that lost the privilege of going abroad?

4. What did Kabe claim was too quiet not to jump?

5. For how many Fridays do the Eastern boys jump the Wall before they are stopped by the West Berlin patrol?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the artistic neighbors that the Narrator meets with Pommerer in the countryside say about the scientist and the state as compared to writers?

2. How do Pommerer and the Narrator differ on their views regarding East and West Germany and change?

3. What do neighbors in the German countryside gather to discuss that the Narrator observes?

4. How has television affected the culture of the two German societies?

5. How does the Narrator view the East from the S-Bahn train station?

6. How did Lena's family treat her when she visited with the Narrator in East Berlin?

7. What is the story that Pommerer tells the Narrator about the Willy boys and their friend Lutz concerning the Wall?

8. How does Schneider uses the analogy of lovers to explain the German lack of interest in reunification?

9. What does the Wall symbolize to the West Germans?

10. How is the difference in the importance of the Wall shown in Western and Eastern maps?

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

One of the main themes in the book is ethical and social responsibility. List at least four examples where Schneider employs this specific theme. Is the battle between making ethical choices obvious or subtle? What characters are involved in this kind of battle? Do you think the right person or group won? Does good always triumph over evil in the case of "The Wall Jumper" ethics? Where do these definitions appear vague or incomprehensible?

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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