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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Hulda Niemeyer's character described?
(a) As generous.
(b) As negative.
(c) As boring.
(d) As talkative.

2. How long do Effi and her mother stay in Berlin?
(a) Two days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Four days.
(d) One week.

3. Who does Effi say will suffice for her husband?
(a) Any man with enough money to support her.
(b) Any man who will leave her to her own devices.
(c) Any good-looking aristocrat.
(d) Any man who treats her kindly.

4. What does the von Briest family home face?
(a) A river.
(b) A farmer's field.
(c) Sand dunes.
(d) The village street.

5. What does Effi's father suggest that makes her mother call him "incorrigible"?
(a) That Effi have a honeymoon.
(b) That he'll have to go to the poor house.
(c) That he can't afford to pay for a wedding.
(d) That Effi should have a nicer dress than the one she picked out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following descriptions is NOT used to describe Effi?

2. After dinner with Innstetten, who does Effi go to visit?

3. What does Effi hate, as stated in Chapter 4?

4. Three days after the wedding, where does a postcard arrive from for the Briests?

5. In Chapter 4, which of the following is NOT said must accompany love?

(see the answer key)

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