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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What change has Innstetten seen in Effi since giving birth?

2. Where does the barren road that Effi studies in Chapter 8 lead to?

3. What is Innstetten's full name?

4. To which regiment does Dagobert belong?

5. Where does Bismarck invite Innstetten to go?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Effi Briest described?

2. What are Frau and Major Crampas like?

3. What complaints does Roswitha have about her former employer?

4. Who does Effi's father believe would have been a better match for Innstetten?

5. Where is the Chinaman buried?

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

7. Why does Crampas think Innstetten tells ghost stories?

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

9. How is Baron Geert von Innstetten acquainted with the Briest family?

10. Who are Effi's childhood friends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author of the novel "Effi Briest", Theodor Fontane. Is he a respected writer? What other works has he written? Discuss his legacy.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Fontane's use of irony in the novel "Effi Briest".

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of the supernatural in the novel "Effi Briest". What elements of the supernatural are found in the story, and what purpose do they serve? What does the Chinaman ghost represent?

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