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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which poem does Effi ask Crampas about in Uvagla?
(a) God's Wall.
(b) The Winter Tale.
(c) The Horse Race.
(d) The Wanderers.

2. In which month does Effi die?
(a) November.
(b) September.
(c) January.
(d) May.

3. Where do Effi and Innstetten meet fellow tourists, the von Penzes?
(a) Zürich.
(b) Düsseldorf.
(c) Copenhagen.
(d) Venice.

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

5. Who does Innstetten say Annie gets her temperament from?
(a) Her French blood.
(b) Effi's mother.
(c) Annie's mother.
(d) Being spoiled when she was a baby.

6. How does Crampas treat Effi differently than the other cast members of the play?
(a) Crampas speaks to Effi more than anyone else.
(b) Crampas is less attentive to Effi.
(c) Crampas is less strict with Effi.
(d) Crampas only helps Effi memorize her lines.

7. When Effi's doctor recommends time away from Berlin, who acts as Effi's chaperon?
(a) Roswitha.
(b) Frau Zwicker.
(c) Frau Kruse.
(d) Her mother.

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

9. What is the name of Effi's character in the play that Crampas produces?
(a) Ava.
(b) Liese.
(c) Heidi.
(d) Ella.

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

11. Where is Innstetten offered a ministry job?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Munich.
(c) Stuttgart.
(d) Hamburg.

12. Why does Innstetten feel he must duel with Crampas?
(a) To teach Crampas a lesson.
(b) To defend his wife's honor.
(c) To keep society's code.
(d) For revenge.

13. What does the registered letter contain?
(a) A will and a note.
(b) A property deed and a note.
(c) Money and a note.
(d) A newspaper clipping and a note.

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

15. After the duel, who deals with the authorities on Innstetten's behalf?
(a) Wüllersdorf.
(b) Crampas.
(c) Effi's father.
(d) Innstetten himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take Effi to recover from her illness once she returns to Hohen-Cremmen?

2. While staying in Ems, what does Effi notice suddenly stops?

3. How does Innstetten feel about Effi's participation in Crampas' play?

4. In late summer after returning to her parents' house, what does Effi watch outside which leads her to catch an illness?

5. After passing the schloon, who does Effi ride alone with in the sleigh?

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