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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 is the nickname for the place where Marzia and Elio make love in Part 2?

2. In Part 2, after Elio spends the night in Oliver's room, the next evening what sweater is Oliver wearing?

3. In Part 3, why is the bartender gone?

4. In Part 3, what human statue do Oliver and Elio see on the way to his publisher's party?

5. In Part 3, when Elio peers inside at the publisher's party what do people seem to be eating?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Elio describe Rome at the beginning of Part 3?

3. What is the poet's book Se l'amore based upon?

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

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

6. In Part 2, how do Elio's feelings vacillate after being with Oliver?

7. How does Elio feel about the poet's reading in Part 3?

8. Where does Elio find Oliver in Part 2 the night after they sleep together?

9. What does Elio see when he arrives at the bookstore?

10. In Part 3, why does Elio want to take a bus to the hotel and why does he change his mind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During the course of their relationship, Oliver and Elio call one another by each other’s name. What does it mean for them to call each other by the other’s name? What does it mean when Oliver no long calls Elio by his name by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Intimacy with Oliver helps Elio learn more about himself and gives him the ability to communicate better with people. How does intimacy lead to self-knowledge for Elio? How does intimacy help him form ties with people?

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