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

2. In Chapter 4, which of the following is NOT said must accompany love?

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

4. What does Marietta says destroys careers?

5. Where does Bismarck invite Innstetten to go?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Effi's sea burial for the gooseberry skins remind her of?

2. What do Effi and her father discuss about Rollo when she returns to Hohen-Cremmen for a visit?

3. Where is the Chinaman buried?

4. What makes Effi feel better after seeing a ghost in her home?

5. Why does Crampas think Innstetten tells ghost stories?

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

7. What does Effi observe in the surroundings of her new home?

8. How do the Niemeyers respond to news of Effi's engagement?

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

10. Where does Effi intend to go after her baby is born?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the affair between Effi and Major Crampas. How does it come about? Why does Effi commit adultery? How does Effi feel about Crampas? How does Crampas feel about Effi? How does the affair end?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss Fontane's use of allegory in the novel "Effi Briest".

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