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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. When Oliver arrives at the publisher's party in Part 3, who is he with?

2. In Part 2, where will Oliver be going when he returns to the United States?

3. In Part 2, after spending the night in Oliver's room, what do Elio and Oliver do together in the morning?

4. In Part 2, a couple days after spending the night in Oliver's room, what time do Elio and Oliver go swimming?

5. In Part 3, about how many decide to go to dinner together?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Part 3, what do Oliver and Elio do on their way back to their hotel?

2. What are the rooms like at the hotel in Part 3?

3. How does Elio struggle to write a note to Oliver in Part 2, and how does he feel after he leaves the note?

4. In Part 2, before Elio is to meet Oliver at midnight, where does Marzia go and why does Elio not go with her?

5. In Part 2, before Elio meets Oliver at midnight, who joins his family for dinner?

6. What does Elio see when he arrives at the bookstore?

7. In Part 2, what is lunch like after Elio receives Oliver's note?

8. In Part 2, before Elio meets Oliver at midnight, how are the couple from Chicago described?

9. What human statue do Oliver and Elio see on their way to the publisher's party?

10. In Part 3, why does Elio want to take a bus to the hotel and why does he change his mind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elio has conflicted feelings after he and Oliver are intimate. How is Elio conflicted after he is intimate with Oliver? What are his primary feelings? How does he deal with those feelings?

Essay Topic 2

Elio and his father have a very frank conversation after Elio returns from Rome. How would you describe the relationship that they two have? How is their relationship built upon trust and respect?

Essay Topic 3

Parts 1-3 of the novel take place over a six-week time frame. Part 4 covers many years. How do the jumps in time impact the storyline? What do they reveal about characters?

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