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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 warn Roswitha about when she sees her in the graveyard?

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

3. In Chapter 4, which of the following is NOT said must accompany love?

4. According to Crampas, why does Innstetten tell ghost stories?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Effi's father think of the purchases she made in Berlin?

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

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

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

5. Where is the Chinaman buried?

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

7. What are Frau and Major Crampas like?

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

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

10. Where does Effi intend to go after her baby is born?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 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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