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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Effi warn Roswitha about when she sees her in the graveyard?
(a) Being late for work.
(b) Bothering the dead.
(c) Sunstroke.
(d) Catching a cold.

2. What has the chemist sent to the Innstetten household as a gift?
(a) A cake.
(b) A small painting.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A book of poems.

3. What complaint does Effi have about her house, which will be relevant after the birth of her child?
(a) It is too small to have visitors.
(b) It is too cold for a baby to stay in.
(c) It is haunted by a ghost which might hurt the baby.
(d) It is too far for her loved ones to travel to.

4. Who does Effi say will suffice for her husband?
(a) Any man who treats her kindly.
(b) Any man who will leave her to her own devices.
(c) Any good-looking aristocrat.
(d) Any man with enough money to support her.

5. Which of the following descriptions is NOT used to describe Effi?
(a) Graceful.
(b) Comedic.
(c) Sensible.
(d) Kind.

6. Who does Effi's mother joke that her daughter is in love with?
(a) Gieshübler.
(b) Dagobert.
(c) Major Crampas.
(d) Captain Thomsen.

7. What does Effi name her daughter?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Annie.
(c) Hanna.
(d) Lena.

8. What does Effi send to Innstetten in response to his letters?
(a) Trivia questions.
(b) Poems.
(c) Pressed flowers.
(d) Drawings.

9. Which of the following is NOT said of Innstetten?
(a) He possesses character.
(b) He possesses position.
(c) He possesses property.
(d) He possesses morality.

10. What worries Hertha about Effi's engagement?
(a) That it is not an equal match.
(b) That Effi will get her heart broken.
(c) That it has happened so quickly.
(d) That Hertha is not getting married first.

11. How long do Effi and her mother stay in Berlin?
(a) One week.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Four days.
(d) Two days.

12. Who is Christel?
(a) Innstetten's mother.
(b) Innstetten's cook.
(c) Innstetten's former nanny.
(d) Innstetten's sister.

13. Who does Effi claim to love in Chapter 4?
(a) People who recite poetry.
(b) Anyone who can fascinate her.
(c) Anyone who wishes her well.
(d) People who enjoy the outdoors.

14. Who is the elegantly dressed man that strolls by Effi?
(a) Capt. Thomsen.
(b) Herr Kruse.
(c) Innstetten's butler.
(d) Gieshübler.

15. Why does Crampas say Heine is his favorite poet?
(a) Heine is a personal friend of his.
(b) Heine's poems make the most sense to him.
(c) Heine understands love.
(d) Heine is the only poet he knows of.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do Crampas, Innstetten and Effi often go riding horses?

3. What do several of the people Effi visits with say she is infected with?

4. What expression does Effi make when she reads Innstetten's letter in Chapter 4?

5. Who does Effi's father say would have been a better match for Innstetten?

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