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

2. What mode of transportation does the Innstetten party take from Kessin?
(a) A sailing ship.
(b) A train.
(c) A carriage.
(d) A yacht.

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

4. What month is it when Innstetten travels to have a duel with Crampas?
(a) September.
(b) November.
(c) January.
(d) June.

5. Why does Innstetten feel he must duel with Crampas?
(a) To teach Crampas a lesson.
(b) To keep society's code.
(c) To defend his wife's honor.
(d) For revenge.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Innstetten go to jail for his role in the duel?

2. On her deathbed, what does Effie think of Innstetten for how he treated her?

3. Rather than love, what has Effi's father always believed his daughter feels for Innstetten?

4. The Jahnkes twins marry men of which occupation?

5. What play does Crampas produce in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Effi stay with when she goes house-hunting in Berlin?

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

3. What does Roswitha write to Innstetten to request?

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

5. In Chapter 34, who recommends that Effi go back to Hohen-Cremmen?

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

7. What happens after the party traveling from Uvagla crosses the schloon?

8. How does Effi feel about Innstetten at the time of her death?

9. Why do Effi and Innstetten go to Uvagla?

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

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