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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. Who says that Innstetten is "frosty as a snowman"?
(a) Johanna.
(b) Cristel.
(c) Effi.
(d) Sidonie Grasenabbs.

2. Who does Effi tell Johanna she has seen in her room?
(a) Major Crampas.
(b) The Chinaman.
(c) Friedrich.
(d) Capt. Thomsen.

3. How long does Effi stay in Hohen-Cremmen?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three months.
(d) One month.

4. What change has Innstetten seen in Effi since giving birth?
(a) She has become depressed.
(b) She has become mean.
(c) She has stopped doting on him.
(d) She has become more seductive.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Effi and her friends give a sea burial?

2. What does Effi recall used to happen to adulterous women?

3. Who does Effi claim to love in Chapter 4?

4. What does Marietta says destroys careers?

5. After the birth of her child, where does Effi intend to travel to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Effi feel better after seeing a ghost in her home?

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

3. Why does Crampas think Innstetten tells ghost stories?

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

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

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

7. How do the Niemeyers respond to news of Effi's engagement?

8. As she studies the surroundings of her new home, who does Effi see stroll past?

9. Who does Effi's mother joke that Effi is in love with, and why?

10. How is Effi Briest described?

(see the answer keys)

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