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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 1, where does Oliver want to go when he and Elio bike to town?

2. In Part 2, after Elio blends fruit in a blender, how much time is there left of full sun?

3. In Part 1, what bird does Elio see after leaving the bartabaccheria?

4. In Part 1, what is an easy subject for Oliver and Elio to discuss, especially when Elio is at the piano?

5. In Part 1, other than summer when does Elio's family come to B?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 2, as Oliver and Elio go to town together for the second time during Oliver's visit, what do they stop and look at?

2. What does Elio tell Oliver's pillow at the end of Part 1?

3. Why does Mafalda often ask Oscar his opinion about cooking in Part 1?

4. In Part 2, when Oliver and Elio go to town for the second time during his visit, what does Elio do and see as he waits for Oliver to get some papers?

5. How is the time that Elio spends with Marzia a substitute for spending time with Oliver on page 117?

6. How is the room described where Elio spends the six weeks that the summer guests are at his home?

7. In Part 1, what are meals like at Elio's house?

8. In Part 2, after Oliver and Elio go to town together for the second time since he came, what happens at lunch?

9. What do Manfredi and Anchise discuss in Part 2?

10. Where do Elio and Oliver spend their days in Part 1?

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 enjoys being at the bookstore and being with the people he meets there. What does Elio experience that night? How would you describe the camaraderie that Elio experiences and how it affects him?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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