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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Innstetten say is passé in Berlin?
(a) Carriages.
(b) Frilly dresses.
(c) Reading poetry.
(d) Operas.

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

3. Who are the Gizickis?
(a) Innstetten's boss' family.
(b) The owners of Berlin's newspaper.
(c) The Innstettens' upstairs neighbors.
(d) The Briests' family friends.

4. What does Effi dislike about the preacher at Christuskirche across the street from her flat?
(a) He dwells on the Old Testament.
(b) She can tell he judges her for her actions in the past.
(c) She has seen him leer at women.
(d) She doesn't think he is pious enough.

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

6. Which castle do the von Penzes invite the Innstettens to visit with them?
(a) Aggerhuus Castle.
(b) Schwerin Castle.
(c) Hohenzollern Castle.
(d) Braunfels Castle.

7. In Chapter 34, who writes to Effi's parents to say she should be with them?
(a) Effi.
(b) Dr. Rummschüttel.
(c) Innstetten.
(d) Roswitha.

8. Who offers help after Effi is abandoned by her husband and parents?
(a) Dagobert.
(b) Gieshübler.
(c) Roswitha.
(d) Hulda Niemeyer.

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

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

11. What illness does Effi believe she is suffering when she is bedridden in Berlin?
(a) Mumps.
(b) Neuralgia.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Scarlet fever.

12. In May, when Effi becomes ill at Hohen-Cremmen, where does her mother want to take her to convalesce?
(a) Down south.
(b) The sea-side.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Switzerland.

13. Who is Wüllersdorf?
(a) Annie's school teacher.
(b) Innstetten's colleague at the ministry.
(c) The Innstettens' neighbor.
(d) Roswitha's secret lover.

14. Why does Effi's mother suggest she stay in Berlin?
(a) It will be easy to find work there.
(b) Scandals are common there.
(c) Her daughter is there.
(d) She has no memories of Crampas there.

15. Who is killed in the duel at the end of Chapter 28?
(a) Crampas.
(b) Wüllersdorf.
(c) Innstetten.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After the duel, who deals with the authorities on Innstetten's behalf?

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

4. What song is sung at the dinner for the forester?

5. Where do Innstetten and Crampas fight their duel?

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