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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 2, how does Oliver look at breakfast on page 99?
(a) Gaunt with big bags under his eyes.
(b) Pale and feverish.
(c) Sick.
(d) Exhausted.

2. In Part 1, how many years has Elio's family been hosting young academics?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 17 years.

3. On page 71, how much time does Oliver have left at Elio's home?
(a) 1 week.
(b) Less than a month.
(c) About 2 weeks.
(d) 4 weeks.

4. What illness does Vimini have?
(a) Leukemia.
(b) Batten disease.
(c) Cystic fibrosis.
(d) Duchenne muscular distrophy.

5. In Part 2, what book does Elio give to Oliver?
(a) The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.
(b) Armance.
(c) Bright Star.
(d) Ode to the West Wind.

6. In Part 2, when Elio is looking for Oliver around sunset, who is his father having cocktails with?
(a) Aunt.
(b) Reporter from France.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Reporter from Spain.

7. What type of cigarettes does Oliver smoke in Part 2?
(a) Linda.
(b) Stop.
(c) MS.
(d) Gauloises.

8. In Part 1, how often do Chiara and her sister want Oliver to eat dinner with them?
(a) About once a week.
(b) Three times a week.
(c) At least twice a week.
(d) Every other week.

9. In Part 1, what are Chiara's parents?
(a) Father is Spanish and mother is Italian.
(b) Father is American and mother is Italian.
(c) Father is American and mother is French.
(d) Father is German and mother is American.

10. In Part 2, what does Oliver do with his poker winnings?
(a) Support his parents.
(b) Save and invest.
(c) Entertain himself.
(d) Pay his school loans.

11. In Part 2, after Elio blends fruit in a blender, what is his mother doing?
(a) Sun bathing.
(b) Listening to music.
(c) Reading.
(d) Having tea.

12. In Part 1, what lines the driveway of the place where Elio was living?
(a) Tulips.
(b) Trees.
(c) Iris.
(d) Purple coneflowers.

13. In Part 1, whose room does Elio move to when summer guests arrive?
(a) Brother's.
(b) Uncle's.
(c) Cousin's.
(d) Grandfather's.

14. In Part 2, when Elio goes to the beach and looks out to the sea, where does Vimini think Oliver is?
(a) Working in his room.
(b) Fishing with Anchise.
(c) Talking with Manfredi.
(d) Working with his translator.

15. In Part 2, what battle does the war memorial in B. commemorate?
(a) Battle of Vittorio Veneto.
(b) Youth who died in Battle of the Piave.
(c) Asiago offensive.
(d) World War I soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, after Elio blends fruit in a blender, how much time is there left of full sun?

2. In Part 1, what does Elio compare passion to?

3. In Part 1, other than summer when does Elio's family come to B?

4. In Part 1, what vehicle does Elio like to race by when he jogs?

5. In Part 2, when Oliver is spending time with the family after his first and only nap, what does Anchise bring?

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