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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who sends a registered letter to Effi in Ems?
(a) Innstetten.
(b) Wüllersdorf.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Roswitha.

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

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

6. What does Wüllersdorf say Innstetten should resign himself over to like everyone else?
(a) Depression.
(b) Hard work.
(c) Family life.
(d) Happiness.

7. Before going to Berlin, what does Effi visit the chemist's to buy?
(a) Perfume.
(b) Smelling salts.
(c) Soap.
(d) Baby powder.

8. What does Roswitha write to Innstetten to request that he send to Effi at Hohen-Cremmen?
(a) Annie.
(b) Rollo.
(c) Effi's piano.
(d) Her wedding dress.

9. What part does Innstetten need Wüllersdorf to play in his duel with Crampas?
(a) Innstetten needs Wüllersdorf to be his second.
(b) Innstetten needs Wüllersdorf to help him cheat.
(c) Innstetten needs Wüllersdorf to tell Effi about the duel.
(d) Innstetten needs Wüllersdorf to referee.

10. In Chapter 34, what disease does Effi's doctor say she has developed a tendency for?
(a) Neuralgia.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Pneumonia.

11. What does Roswitha find when she is looking for Effi's long bandage?
(a) A lock of hair.
(b) A suspicious photograph.
(c) A bundle of letters.
(d) An envelope full of money.

12. When does Innstetten begin his new job at the ministry?
(a) In July.
(b) In January.
(c) In April.
(d) In October.

13. What does Effi talk about with Jahnke when she visits?
(a) Art.
(b) Music.
(c) Politics.
(d) Scandinavia.

14. For which ailment does Effi's doctor recommend time away from Berlin in order to cure?
(a) Whooping cough.
(b) Headaches.
(c) Insomnia.
(d) A chest infection.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of lessons does Effi sign up for with an elderly teacher?

2. Why does Innstetten feel he must duel with Crampas?

3. What is Roswitha's new household role in Berlin?

4. At dinner in Uvagla, who offers a toast to the forester?

5. Who does Effi seek help from to get permission to see her daughter?

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