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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, what vehicle does Elio like to race by when he jogs?

2. In Part 1, where does Oliver want to go when he and Elio bike to town?

3. In Part 1, what are Chiara's parents?

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

5. In Part 2, on page 100, what does Oliver send to the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Elio in agony in Part 2 when Oliver returns and says that Milani mixed up his pages and has to retype everything?

2. 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?

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

4. In Part 2, how does Elio describe the flower shop in B.?

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

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

7. In Part 2, when Oliver returns from an all-nighter, what does Elio's father say about mistaken turns?

8. 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?

9. What does Oliver say that Anchise did for him in Part 2?

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

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

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 3

After Elio returns from Rome alone, he deals with the pain of losing Oliver. How does Elio deal with his pain? How successful are his efforts to deal with his pain?

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