View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Oliver smoking when Elio meets him late at night in Oliver's room in Part 2?

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

3. In Part 3, about how many decide to go to dinner together?

4. In Part 2, where does Elio say that everyone his age congregates at night?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What human statue do Oliver and Elio see on their way to the publisher's party?

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

6. In Part 2, after Elio receives Oliver's note, what do he and Marzia do?

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

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

9. In Part 3, as Elio enjoys the people and the poetry reading what does he think about the lives of his parents?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elio is intimate with both Marzia and Oliver. How are the relationships different? How are the same? How do the relationships affect Elio and the struggles he faces as he deals with his attraction to Oliver?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The novel is set in Italy and mostly takes place in a town referred to as B. and in Rome. What role does the setting play in creating an atmosphere in the novel? How does the setting influence mood?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 865 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample