Effi Briest — Questions and answers

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What was the name of the family estate where Effi Briest grew up?

Choices

  1. Kessin
  2. Potsdam
  3. Berlin
  4. Hohen-Cremmen ✓

Answer: Hohen-Cremmen

From page 1

Where was Effi's new home after her marriage to Instetten?

Choices

  1. Kessin ✓
  2. Potsdam
  3. Berlin
  4. Hohen-Cremmen

Answer: Kessin

From page 2

Who was the dashing officer whose company Effi found herself drawn to in Kessin?

Choices

  1. Herr von Thümen
  2. Major Crampas ✓
  3. Baron Geert von Instetten
  4. Landrat Briest

Answer: Major Crampas

From page 3

Where did Effi and Major Crampas often meet in secret?

Choices

  1. At the Briest family estate
  2. In the Kessin lighthouse
  3. Among the windswept dunes ✓
  4. In the Berlin apartment

Answer: Among the windswept dunes

From page 4

To which city did Baron Geert von Instetten's promotion necessitate a move from Kessin?

Choices

  1. Kessin
  2. Potsdam
  3. Hohen-Cremmen
  4. Berlin ✓

Answer: Berlin

From page 5

What did Instetten discover that revealed Effi's past affair?

Choices

  1. A packet of old letters from Major Crampas ✓
  2. A conversation overheard in Berlin
  3. A confession from Effi
  4. A diary kept by Effi

Answer: A packet of old letters from Major Crampas

From page 6

After Instetten's discovery, where was Effi sent to live?

Choices

  1. Back to Hohen-Cremmen
  2. To a convent outside Berlin
  3. In a small, modest rented room in Berlin ✓
  4. To a relative's home in Kessin

Answer: In a small, modest rented room in Berlin

From page 7

Who decided to bring Effi home to Hohen-Cremmen after her long exile?

Choices

  1. Her parents, Luise and Landrat Briest ✓
  2. Her daughter, Annie
  3. Baron Geert von Instetten
  4. Major Crampas's family

Answer: Her parents, Luise and Landrat Briest

From page 8

In her final moments, where did Effi Briest find solace?

Choices

  1. In her apartment in Berlin
  2. At the churchyard
  3. By the Baltic Sea in Kessin
  4. In the rose garden at Hohen-Cremmen ✓

Answer: In the rose garden at Hohen-Cremmen

From page 9

Where was Effi Briest laid to rest?

Choices

  1. By the sea in Kessin
  2. In a private family plot
  3. In the churchyard adjoining the Hohen-Cremmen estate ✓
  4. In a cemetery in Berlin

Answer: In the churchyard adjoining the Hohen-Cremmen estate

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