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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What office does Innstetten hold?
(a) Councillor.
(b) Mayor.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Landrat.

2. Who is Dagobert?
(a) Effi's childhood friend.
(b) Innstetten's brother.
(c) The Briests' butler.
(d) Effi's cousin.

3. In which month is the district commandant replaced?
(a) July.
(b) January.
(c) April.
(d) October.

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

5. What does Effi's mother tell her that Innstetten's intentions are by visiting?
(a) Innstetten wants Effi's father to enter politics.
(b) Innstetten wants to marry Effi.
(c) Innstetten wants to reclaim Effi's mother's heart.
(d) Innstetten wants to purchase the Briests' house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Innstetten think Effi will feel about the town she has just moved to?

3. Who does Innstetten schedule visits with for Effi to meet?

4. What instrument does Effi sometimes play for her husband?

5. Where does the barren road that Effi studies in Chapter 8 lead to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Effi Briest described?

2. What are Frau and Major Crampas like?

3. What does Effi's father think will be a problem in his daughter's marriage?

4. Why does Innstetten hope Effi will become well-liked?

5. Who are Effi's childhood friends?

6. What does Innstetten warn Effi about Gieshübler before he leaves for work?

7. What does Effi's father talk about after breakfast on the day after Effi's wedding?

8. Who are Innstetten's domestic servants?

9. Why does Crampas think Innstetten tells ghost stories?

10. What do the aristocrats who meet Effi have to say about her?

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