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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 the von Briest family home face?

2. What does Effi hate, as stated in Chapter 4?

3. What is Innstetten's dog named?

4. What does Effi recall used to happen to adulterous women?

5. Which of the following descriptions is NOT used to describe Effi?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Innstetten warn Effi about Gieshübler before he leaves for work?

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

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

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

5. Why does Innstetten hope Effi will become well-liked?

6. What does Effi's father talk about after breakfast on the day after Effi's wedding?

7. What do Effi and her father discuss about Rollo when she returns to Hohen-Cremmen for a visit?

8. What does Effi think of when she sees Innstetten in his office?

9. Who are Effi's childhood friends?

10. What does Effi observe in the surroundings of her new home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the recurring motif of youth in the novel "Effi Briest". How does Fontane explore the theme and how does he portray it?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Effi's loneliness during her marriage to Innstetten. What causes her loneliness? Is Innstetten to blame for her loneliness? Why or why not? Does Effi's loneliness excuse her affair with Crampas? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship between Effi and Innstetten. Why do they marry, and is their marriage a happy one? Why or why not? How does Innstetten treat Effi? What does he feel for her? How does Effi feel about Innstetten? How does their marriage end?

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