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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. Which castle do the von Penzes invite the Innstettens to visit with them?

2. Living at Hohen-Cremmen, who does Effi wish she had as a companion?

3. Rather than love, what has Effi's father always believed his daughter feels for Innstetten?

4. Who are the Gizickis?

5. Since his duel with Crampas, what has Innstetten come to realize is important in life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Roswitha in the past when she found out she was pregnant?

2. In Chapter 34, who recommends that Effi go back to Hohen-Cremmen?

3. After seven years in Berlin, why does Effi's doctor recommend that she leave the city for six weeks?

4. What annoys Effi about Cora Ring?

5. In Chapter 18, what does Crampas decide to produce?

6. Who helps Effi after her husband and family abandon her?

7. What does Effi hope will be helped by moving to Berlin?

8. Who does Effi coincidentally see on the horse tram, and what does she become inspired to do?

9. Why do Effi and Innstetten go to Uvagla?

10. What does Roswitha write to Innstetten to request?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of the supernatural in the novel "Effi Briest". What elements of the supernatural are found in the story, and what purpose do they serve? What does the Chinaman ghost represent?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Effi's loneliness during her marriage to Innstetten. What causes her loneliness? Is Innstetten to blame for her loneliness? Why or why not? Does Effi's loneliness excuse her affair with Crampas? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the affair between Effi and Major Crampas. How does it come about? Why does Effi commit adultery? How does Effi feel about Crampas? How does Crampas feel about Effi? How does the affair end?

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