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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. In Part 1, what does Oliver not want to eat mornings until Mafalda persuades him?

2. In Part 1, who does Elio say was the summer resident before Oliver?

3. In Part 2, page 69, where does Oliver ask Elio to go?

4. What does Elio put in his blender concoction in Part 2 after a nap?

5. In Part 2, after Oliver takes his first and only nap when he stays with Elio's family, how many years does he lose?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 2, when Elio is the spot where he likes to read, what does he say about being wise?

2. In Part 2, how does Elio describe the flower shop in B.?

3. Why is Elio in agony in Part 2 when Oliver returns and says that Milani mixed up his pages and has to retype everything?

4. What are Elio's thoughts as he waits for Oliver by the war memorial in Part 2?

5. In Part 1, what does Elio remember about seeing Oliver for the first time?

6. What does Oliver say that Anchise did for him in Part 2?

7. Who is Vimini and what is she struggling with?

8. What is the first thing that Elio remembers about Oliver in Part 1?

9. In Part 2, when Oliver returns from an all-nighter, what does Elio's father say about mistaken turns?

10. What does Elio tell Oliver's pillow at the end of Part 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Parts 1-3 of the novel take place over a six-week time frame. Part 4 covers many years. How do the jumps in time impact the storyline? What do they reveal about characters?

Essay Topic 2

After Elio returns from Rome alone, he deals with the pain of losing Oliver. How does Elio deal with his pain? How successful are his efforts to deal with his pain?

Essay Topic 3

Elio takes Oliver to a place where Monet used to paint. What does the berm represent to Elio? What does the place represent in the budding relationship between Elio and Oliver?

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