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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 71, how much time does Oliver have left at Elio's home?
(a) Less than a month.
(b) About 2 weeks.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 4 weeks.

2. In Part 2, who does Oliver say is said to have drowned near B.?
(a) Dickens.
(b) Shelley.
(c) Carleton.
(d) Poe.

3. In Part 2, after Elio blends fruit in a blender and goes to the beach, what are his friends playing?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Volleyball.
(c) Badminton.
(d) Horseshoes.

4. On page 117, what is Elio thinking as he kisses Marizia?
(a) What he wants to say in a note to Oliver.
(b) The taste of her mouth.
(c) Making love to her.
(d) A book he read.

5. In Part 1, what drowns out the sound of a bird singing when Elio leaves the bartabaccheria?
(a) Cicadas.
(b) Bus backfiring.
(c) Motorcycle.
(d) Crickets.

6. In Part 2, page 69, where does Oliver ask Elio to go?
(a) Pool.
(b) Church.
(c) Town.
(d) Beach.

7. In Part 2, what battle does the war memorial in B. commemorate?
(a) Battle of Vittorio Veneto.
(b) Asiago offensive.
(c) Youth who died in Battle of the Piave.
(d) World War I soldiers.

8. In Part 2, on page 85, what does Elio say that many characters say in novels?
(a) "Why don't you like me?"
(b) "Can't we be friends?"
(c) "I'll get over it."
(d) "I'll be okay."

9. In Part 1, what does Elio compare passion to?
(a) Furnace.
(b) Fire.
(c) Heat.
(d) Blazing sun.

10. In Part 2, how does Oliver look at breakfast on page 99?
(a) Gaunt with big bags under his eyes.
(b) Pale and feverish.
(c) Sick.
(d) Exhausted.

11. In Part 1, when does Elio stay on his bed instead of going swimming?
(a) August Tuesday afternoon.
(b) July Sunday afternoon.
(c) July Friday afternoon.
(d) August Monday afternoon.

12. In Part 1, what vehicle does Elio like to race by when he jogs?
(a) Bus.
(b) Milk delivery van.
(c) Taxi.
(d) Vegetable truck.

13. In Part 2, after Elio blends fruit in a blender, how much time is there left of full sun?
(a) Half hour.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) An hour.
(d) 90 minutes.

14. At the beginning of Part 2, when Elio thinks of Oliver's shoulders, what nickname does he call him?
(a) Stud.
(b) Heart breaker.
(c) Cowboy.
(d) Movie star.

15. In Part 1, what does Oliver not want to eat mornings until Mafalda persuades him?
(a) Pate.
(b) Hard-boiled eggs.
(c) Grits.
(d) Soft-boiled eggs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, on page 99, what does Oliver say they can do that evening?

2. In Part 1, how many years has Elio's family been hosting young academics?

3. In Part 2, after Elio blends fruit in a blender, what is his mother doing?

4. In Part 1, what does Oliver say to the person who drove with him to Elio's house?

5. In Part 2, how do old men dress who sit in the small piazza in B.?

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