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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 is the name of Innstetten's maid?

2. What does Effi's father imagine Innstetten will drag his daughter to see?

3. What does Effi's father think of the purchases she made in Berlin?

4. Who does Effi's mother joke that her daughter is in love with?

5. Who does Effi tell Johanna she has seen in her room?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Crampas think Innstetten tells ghost stories?

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

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

6. How is Effi Briest described?

7. What are Frau and Major Crampas like?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the conclusion of the novel "Effi Briest". What happens at the end of the novel? Is it surprising, satisfying or open-ended? Did you enjoy the ending? Did you enjoy the novel?

Essay Topic 2

How does the adulterous relationship between Effi and Crampas affect them and those around them? What happens to Effi's life after Innstetten finds out about the affair?

Essay Topic 3

"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?

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