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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. Where do Innstetten and Crampas fight their duel?

2. What is the name of Effi's doctor?

3. On her deathbed, what does Effie think of Innstetten for how he treated her?

4. The Jahnkes twins marry men of which occupation?

5. What does Innstetten want to be able to hear from his new home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Johanna point out when Roswitha says what happened between Crampas and Effi happened long ago?

2. Who does Effi coincidentally see on the horse tram, and what does she become inspired to do?

3. What does Innstetten ask of Wüllersdorf in Chapter 28?

4. How does Effi say good-bye to Gieshübler?

5. After seven years in Berlin, why does Effi's doctor recommend that she leave the city for six weeks?

6. What upsets Effi about Annie's behavior?

7. Why does Innstetten say he must duel with Crampas?

8. What does Wüllersdorf say Innstetten should resign himself to?

9. How does Effi feel about Innstetten at the time of her death?

10. Why is Innstetten happier in Berlin than in Kessin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of duty and honor in 19th century German society. Who personifies duty and honor in the story? How does the importance placed on duty and honor affect the lives of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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