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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After dinner with Innstetten, who does Effi go to visit?
(a) The Rummschüttels.
(b) The Zwickers.
(c) The Niemeyers.
(d) The Gellenhagens.

2. What kind of train do Effi and Innstetten take to Berlin?
(a) A sleeper train.
(b) An express train.
(c) A freight train.
(d) A luxury train.

3. What description are we given of Hulda's mother?
(a) She is sensitive.
(b) She is uneducated.
(c) She is austere.
(d) She is delicate.

4. What is characteristic of the elegantly dressed man that Effi sees stroll by her?
(a) He is deformed.
(b) He is dragging a cart behind him.
(c) He is bald.
(d) He is talking to himself.

5. What does Effi warn Roswitha about when she sees her in the graveyard?
(a) Sunstroke.
(b) Being late for work.
(c) Catching a cold.
(d) Bothering the dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Crampas suggest hunting for in Chapter 16?

2. How does Innstetten think Effi will feel about the town she has just moved to?

3. How long has Innstetten known Frederich?

4. What kind of house does Effi tell Innstetten she wants to live in when he returns from his business trip?

5. Who is Christel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Crampas think Innstetten tells ghost stories?

2. How is Baron Geert von Innstetten acquainted with the Briest family?

3. What change does Innstetten see in Effi after she gives birth?

4. How did Innstetten come to be named Landrat for Kessin?

5. What does Innstetten warn Effi about Gieshübler before he leaves for work?

6. What does Effi's father think will be a problem in his daughter's marriage?

7. How does Effi say Innstetten treats her while they are on their honeymoon?

8. What does Effi think of when she sees Innstetten in his office?

9. What is said must accompany love for Effi's sake?

10. What do the aristocrats who meet Effi have to say about her?

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