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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 do Effi and her mother think of the apartment they see in Keithstrasse?

2. What is the name of the man who meets Effi and her traveling party in Uvagla?

3. Who does Roswitha accuse Johanna of being in love with in Chapter 29?

4. What does Effi dislike about the preacher at Christuskirche across the street from her flat?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What annoys Effi about Cora Ring?

2. What do Effi's acquaintances in Berlin often swap anecdotes about?

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

4. What does Effi hope will be helped by moving to Berlin?

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

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

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

8. What happened to Roswitha in the past when she found out she was pregnant?

9. In Chapter 34, who recommends that Effi go back to Hohen-Cremmen?

10. Why doesn't Effi travel to Switzerland or Menton when she is ill, even though the doctor recommends it?

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

"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 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?

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