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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. For which ailment does Effi's doctor recommend time away from Berlin in order to cure?
(a) Headaches.
(b) Whooping cough.
(c) Insomnia.
(d) A chest infection.

2. What does Innstetten say is passé in Berlin?
(a) Frilly dresses.
(b) Carriages.
(c) Operas.
(d) Reading poetry.

3. After the duel, who deals with the authorities on Innstetten's behalf?
(a) Effi's father.
(b) Wüllersdorf.
(c) Crampas.
(d) Innstetten himself.

4. Who does Roswitha accuse Johanna of being in love with in Chapter 29?
(a) Innstetten.
(b) Crampas.
(c) Rummschüttel.
(d) Wüllersdorf.

5. How does Crampas treat Effi differently than the other cast members of the play?
(a) Crampas speaks to Effi more than anyone else.
(b) Crampas is less strict with Effi.
(c) Crampas is less attentive to Effi.
(d) Crampas only helps Effi memorize her lines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the registered letter contain?

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

3. After moving back to Hohen-Cremmen, where does Effi enjoy walking with Pastor Niemeyer?

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

5. Living at Hohen-Cremmen, who does Effi wish she had as a companion?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened to Roswitha in the past when she found out she was pregnant?

4. How does Effi say good-bye to Gieshübler?

5. Who helps Effi after her husband and family abandon her?

6. What does Roswitha write to Innstetten to request?

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

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

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

10. Why do Effi and Innstetten go to Uvagla?

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