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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 3, how many cars are there to take people to dinner?

2. In Part 2, by the time Elio leaves Marzia and is ready to slip a note under Oliver's door, what time is it?

3. In Part 2, during the last ten days that Oliver spends in B., what is the only time they do not spend together during the day?

4. In Part 2, a couple days after Elio spends the night in Oliver's room, what does Elio do at breakfast?

5. In Part 3, where does Oliver say he went to college?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 2, what does Elio tell Oliver about the day they thought he drowned?

2. Who does Oliver arrive with to the bookstore?

3. In Part 2, before Elio meets Oliver at midnight, who joins his family for dinner?

4. In Part 3, what does Elio say is missing in his life when Lucia asks him that question?

5. What are the rooms like at the hotel in Part 3?

6. In Part 2, what does Elio decide to do after receiving Oliver's note telling him to meet at midnight?

7. Why does Elio go on alone to the bookstore?

8. In Part 2, before Elio is to meet Oliver at midnight, where does Marzia go and why does Elio not go with her?

9. How does Elio struggle to write a note to Oliver in Part 2, and how does he feel after he leaves the note?

10. At the end of Part 3, what do Oliver and Elio do on their way back to their hotel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Elio is very comfortable with the atmosphere at the bookstore during the poetry reading in Rome. How does the bookstore symbolize the way that Elio learns to connect his thoughts to the world and people around him?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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