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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What illness does Effi believe she is suffering when she is bedridden in Berlin?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Mumps.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) Neuralgia.

2. What do the Briests fear will happen if Effi does NOT have another child?
(a) Annie will have to take over the family business.
(b) The family name will die out.
(c) Innstetten will abandon her.
(d) Annie will have a lonely childhood.

3. After the duel, by what means does Innstetten travel back to Berlin?
(a) By sailboat.
(b) By steamer.
(c) By train.
(d) By carriage.

4. Where do Innstetten and Crampas fight their duel?
(a) In front of Crampas' house.
(b) In a farmer's field.
(c) On a dirt road.
(d) On the beach.

5. How does Innstetten travel to Kessin for his duel with Crampas?
(a) By train.
(b) By steamer.
(c) By carriage.
(d) By sailboat.

6. Three years after the truth about Effi's affair came out, where is she living?
(a) On Königgrätzerstrasse.
(b) In Hohen-Cremmen.
(c) In Kessin.
(d) In Switzerland.

7. What does Innstetten feel toward Effi when he learns of her affair?
(a) Indifference.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Pity.
(d) Forgiveness.

8. Who is killed in the duel at the end of Chapter 28?
(a) Innstetten.
(b) Wüllersdorf.
(c) Crampas.
(d) No one.

9. Who does Effi seek help from to get permission to see her daughter?
(a) Her father.
(b) The Minister's wife.
(c) Innstetten's boss.
(d) Gieshübler.

10. What is Effi's mother seeing a doctor about in Berlin?
(a) A chest infection.
(b) Her back.
(c) Her hearing.
(d) Her eyes.

11. What do Effi and her mother think of the apartment they see in Keithstrasse?
(a) It is dilapidated.
(b) It is too small.
(c) It is perfect.
(d) It is a health risk.

12. A rumor circulates in Kessin that Innstetten will be assigned to a post in which country?
(a) Samoa.
(b) Russia.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Morocco.

13. What does Innstetten say is passé in Berlin?
(a) Reading poetry.
(b) Operas.
(c) Carriages.
(d) Frilly dresses.

14. After passing the schloon, who does Effi ride alone with in the sleigh?
(a) Innstetten.
(b) Gieshübler.
(c) Crampas.
(d) Sidonie.

15. How long has Effi lived in Kessin by the time she leaves for Berlin?
(a) Five years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Fifteen months.
(d) Nine months.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what position is Innstetten appointed in Chapter 35?

2. For which ailment does Effi's doctor recommend time away from Berlin in order to cure?

3. What play does Crampas produce in Chapter 18?

4. What does Roswitha find when she is looking for Effi's long bandage?

5. After returning to her parents' home, what illness does Effi catch in late summer?

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