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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 type of footwear is Oscar wearing when he arrives in Part 1?

2. What color shirt is Oliver wearing in Part 1?

3. In Part 2, when Oliver plays poker, how often does he lose?

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

5. In Part 2, what type of bathrobe does Oliver wear?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 2, as Oliver and Elio go to town together for the second time during Oliver's visit, what do they stop and look at?

2. What spot does Elio show Oliver in Part 2 after he confesses his feelings to Oliver?

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

4. In Part 1, what are meals like at Elio's house?

5. Why does Elio have fear in Part 1?

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

7. How is the time that Elio spends with Marzia a substitute for spending time with Oliver on page 117?

8. What do Manfredi and Anchise discuss in Part 2?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elio has feelings for Oliver, but finds it difficult to communicate with him. How do Elio’s emotions affect his ability to communicate? How do his emotions get in the way of what he wants to share with Oliver?

Essay Topic 2

Vimini is a young girl who is dying of cancer. What role does Vimini play in Elio’s life? How does his relationship with her help him grow and mature?

Essay Topic 3

Elio has conflicted feelings after he and Oliver are intimate. How is Elio conflicted after he is intimate with Oliver? What are his primary feelings? How does he deal with those feelings?

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