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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Effi recall used to happen to adulterous women?
(a) They were stoned.
(b) They were drowned.
(c) They were imprisoned.
(d) They were outcast.

2. What is characteristic of the elegantly dressed man that Effi sees stroll by her?
(a) He is talking to himself.
(b) He is bald.
(c) He is dragging a cart behind him.
(d) He is deformed.

3. What does Innstetten suggest that he and Effi do before going to the reception that Gieshübler invited them to?
(a) Take a walk.
(b) Take a sleigh ride.
(c) Have a light dinner.
(d) Attend church.

4. Which of her relatives does Effi want to avoid in Berlin?
(a) Uncle Konrad.
(b) Aunt Therese.
(c) Aunt Dorel.
(d) Uncle Hans.

5. Where are Effi and her mother at the beginning of the book?
(a) Walking in town.
(b) In a carriage.
(c) In the garden.
(d) In the sitting room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Effi and her friends give a sea burial?

2. What does Effi's father suggest that makes her mother call him "incorrigible"?

3. From her new home, what can Effi see beyond the Plantation?

4. What does Effi's mother tell her that Innstetten's intentions are by visiting?

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

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