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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. How long has Innstetten known Frederich?

2. What instrument does Effi sometimes play for her husband?

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

4. Three days after the wedding, where does a postcard arrive from for the Briests?

5. At which inn do the Innstettens enjoy lunch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is the Chinaman buried?

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

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

4. What does Effi's sea burial for the gooseberry skins remind her of?

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

6. Why does Crampas think Innstetten tells ghost stories?

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

8. What is said must accompany love for Effi's sake?

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

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 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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the affair between Effi and Major Crampas. How does it come about? Why does Effi commit adultery? How does Effi feel about Crampas? How does Crampas feel about Effi? How does the affair end?

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