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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 does Innstetten consider going because he believes people there are unconstrained by culture and honor?

2. Which castle do the von Penzes invite the Innstettens to visit with them?

3. Where does Johanna tell Roswitha to look for Effi's long bandage?

4. A rumor circulates in Kessin that Innstetten will be assigned to a post in which country?

5. What sort of lessons does Effi sign up for with an elderly teacher?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who helps Effi after her husband and family abandon her?

2. What does the postman deliver to Effi when she is staying in Ems?

3. How has Innstetten looked differently at life since the duel?

4. What happens after the party traveling from Uvagla crosses the schloon?

5. What does Roswitha write to Innstetten to request?

6. What does Innstetten feel after learning of Effi's affair?

7. In Chapter 18, what does Crampas decide to produce?

8. What upsets Effi about Annie's behavior?

9. Who does Effi stay with when she goes house-hunting in Berlin?

10. Why do Effi and Innstetten go to Uvagla?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of the supernatural in the novel "Effi Briest". What elements of the supernatural are found in the story, and what purpose do they serve? What does the Chinaman ghost represent?

Essay Topic 2

"Effi Briest" is an example of literary realism. What is literary realism and what are its characteristics? What makes "Effi Briest" an example of literary realism? Are there any elements of the novel which are not elements of literary realism? If so, why did Fontane choose to write the story in the way he did?

Essay Topic 3

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

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