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

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

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

4. What does Roswitha say she would rather do than give birth again?
(a) Drown.
(b) Set herself on fire.
(c) Stick a needle in her eye.
(d) Be stoned.

5. What does Innstetten feel toward Effi when he learns of her affair?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Pity.
(c) Disgust.
(d) Indifference.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Effi and her mother think of the apartment they see in Keithstrasse?

2. What illness does Dr. Hannemann treat Effi for?

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

4. How does Innstetten feel about Effi's participation in Crampas' play?

5. Which poem does Effi ask Crampas about in Uvagla?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What annoys Effi about Cora Ring?

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

4. What do Effi's acquaintances in Berlin often swap anecdotes about?

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

6. Why is Innstetten happier in Berlin than in Kessin?

7. What does Wüllersdorf say Innstetten should resign himself to?

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

9. Why do Effi and Innstetten go to Uvagla?

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

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