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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, whose room does Elio move to when summer guests arrive?

2. In Part 1 on a stormy afternoon, what does everyone do while the hail pelts the windows?

3. In Part 1, what vehicle does Elio like to race by when he jogs?

4. In Part 2, who does Oliver say is said to have drowned near B.?

5. In Part 2, who knows that Oliver has feelings for Elio?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the summer guests keep in touch after their summer is over?

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

3. In Part 2, when Elio is the spot where he likes to read, what does he say about being wise?

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

5. 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?

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

7. In Part 1, what does Elio remember about seeing Oliver for the first time?

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

9. How does Elio feel when he sees Chiara with Oliver?

10. Why does Elio have fear in Part 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elio’s parents seem to allow Elio to do what he wants and go where he pleases. How would you describe Elio’s parents’ parenting style? What does that reveal about their moral values and how they view life?

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

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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