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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Effi's father imagine Innstetten will drag his daughter to see?
(a) Art collections.
(b) Horse races.
(c) Ancient ruins.
(d) Operas.

2. What has the chemist sent to the Innstetten household as a gift?
(a) A cake.
(b) A small painting.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A book of poems.

3. What is Innstetten's full name?
(a) Baron Hanke von Innstetten.
(b) Baron Dierk von Innstetten.
(c) Baron Armin von Innstetten.
(d) Baron Geert von Innstetten.

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

5. Which of the following is NOT a place Marietta claims to have seen ghosts?
(a) Russia.
(b) Bavaria.
(c) Romania.
(d) Kessin.

6. Who does Effi claim to love in Chapter 4?
(a) Anyone who can fascinate her.
(b) People who enjoy the outdoors.
(c) Anyone who wishes her well.
(d) People who recite poetry.

7. What kind of house does Effi tell Innstetten she wants to live in when he returns from his business trip?
(a) A brick house.
(b) A small house.
(c) An unhaunted house.
(d) A modern house.

8. In which town does Innstetten live as Landrat?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Klein-Tantow.
(c) Kessin.
(d) Berlin.

9. According to Crampas, why does Innstetten tell ghost stories?
(a) To pick on Effi.
(b) To scare his staff.
(c) To combat boredom.
(d) To stand out.

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

11. After the birth of her child, where does Effi intend to travel to?
(a) Her hometown.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Kessin.
(d) Hohen-Cremmen.

12. What does Innstetten suggest might happen if Gieshübler feels self-conscious?
(a) He will get tongue-tied.
(b) He will not come to the house anymore.
(c) He will lose his temper.
(d) He will distrust Effi.

13. What does Effi hate, as stated in Chapter 4?
(a) Dancing.
(b) The outdoors.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Arrogant men.

14. Who does Effi's father say would have been a better match for Innstetten?
(a) Marietta Trippelli.
(b) A woman older than Effi.
(c) His wife.
(d) An aristocratic woman.

15. Preparations for which holiday begin in Chapter 12?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Epiphany.
(c) St. Swithin's Day.
(d) Easter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Christel?

2. What job does Effi offer Roswitha?

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

4. How does Effi's father describe his daughter?

5. What does Innstetten suggest that he and Effi do before going to the reception that Gieshübler invited them to?

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