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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1, what is an easy subject for Oliver and Elio to discuss, especially when Elio is at the piano?
(a) Italy.
(b) Poetry.
(c) America.
(d) Music.

2. What illness does Vimini have?
(a) Cystic fibrosis.
(b) Leukemia.
(c) Batten disease.
(d) Duchenne muscular distrophy.

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

4. In Part 2, when Elio is looking for Oliver around sunset, who is his father having cocktails with?
(a) Aunt.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Reporter from Spain.
(d) Reporter from France.

5. In Part 1, where does Elio say that for the past few summers he likes to go during the day?
(a) Balcony.
(b) Round table with an umbrella by the pool.
(c) Beach.
(d) Garden by the maze.

6. When was the only time that Oscar said that he did not exercise?
(a) When he had a new girl firiend
(b) When he had an operation.
(c) When he had pneumonia.
(d) When he was studying for finals.

7. In Part 2, after giving a book to Oliver, what does Elio buy for them?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Candy.
(c) Soft drinks.
(d) Lemonade.

8. What color shirt is Oliver wearing in Part 1?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

9. In Part 1, who does Elio consider writing about Oliver?
(a) Grandmother.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Aunt.

10. What does Elio do at the end of Part 1?
(a) Tells his father how he feels.
(b) Tells Oliver's pillow how he feels.
(c) Tells his mother how he feels.
(d) Tells Oliver how he feels.

11. How does Elio know Oliver's religion?
(a) Jewelry he wears.
(b) He sees Oliver performing religious rites.
(c) Oliver talks about it.
(d) He sees Oliver reading the Bible.

12. In Part 1, how many years has Elio's family been hosting young academics?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 8 years.

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

14. What type of footwear is Oscar wearing when he arrives in Part 1?
(a) Flip flops.
(b) Sandals.
(c) Espadrilles.
(d) Doc Martins.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, who does Elio kiss on the beach after talking to Oliver about Paul Celan?

2. In Part 2, on page 95, what does Elio want Oliver to do if he will not be with him?

3. In Part 2, who does Elio say used to come to the spot where he likes to go to read alone?

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

5. How old is Vimini in Part 1?

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