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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 Effi lived in Kessin by the time she leaves for Berlin?

2. What does Innstetten say is passé in Berlin?

3. What is the name of Effi's character in the play that Crampas produces?

4. What song is sung at the dinner for the forester?

5. What does Crampas tell Effi might happen while they are in Uvagla?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is found one day after Annie cuts her head?

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

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

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

8. Why do Effi and Innstetten go to Uvagla?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the social conventions of the time period in which the novel is set. How do the social conventions and moral code of the time affect the actions and reactions of the characters? How are the characters' lives shaped by these social conventions?

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 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?

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