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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 does Effi hate, as stated in Chapter 4?

2. What is the surname of Bertha and Hertha?

3. What does Innstetten suggest might happen if Gieshübler feels self-conscious?

4. Who does Innstetten schedule visits with for Effi to meet?

5. How long has Innstetten known Frederich?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Innstetten come to be named Landrat for Kessin?

2. How do the Niemeyers respond to news of Effi's engagement?

3. What does Effi believe she sees in the night when Innstetten is away at Varzin?

4. Who are Effi's childhood friends?

5. What makes Effi feel better after seeing a ghost in her home?

6. What does Effi think she hears overhead when she awakes in Kessin for the first time?

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

8. As she studies the surroundings of her new home, who does Effi see stroll past?

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

10. Why does Crampas think Innstetten tells ghost stories?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the protagonist of the novel, Effi Briest. What are her defining character traits? What major events take place in her life in the narrative? How is she affected by them?

Essay Topic 2

"Effi Briest" is based on a true story. How does the real story differ from the fictional retelling? Why might Fontane have made these changes?

Essay Topic 3

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

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