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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 does Effi seek help from to get permission to see her daughter?
(a) Innstetten's boss.
(b) Her father.
(c) Gieshübler.
(d) The Minister's wife.

2. Living at Hohen-Cremmen, who does Effi wish she had as a companion?
(a) Annie.
(b) Johanna.
(c) Crampas.
(d) Rollo.

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

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

5. The Jahnkes twins marry men of which occupation?
(a) Military officers.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Clergymen.
(d) Farmers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who flirts with Innstetten in Uvagla?

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

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

5. Where does Johanna tell Roswitha to look for Effi's long bandage?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the duel, what does Innstetten think he should have done instead?

2. Why is Effi's return trip to Kessin from Berlin postponed?

3. How has Innstetten looked differently at life since the duel?

4. What annoys Effi about Cora Ring?

5. What does Roswitha write to Innstetten to request?

6. After seven years in Berlin, why does Effi's doctor recommend that she leave the city for six weeks?

7. Describe the poem, "God's Wall", which Effi knows from childhood.

8. Why doesn't Effi travel to Switzerland or Menton when she is ill, even though the doctor recommends it?

9. What does Innstetten feel after learning of Effi's affair?

10. Why does Innstetten say he must duel with Crampas?

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