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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 3, what can Oliver and Elio see from one of the bedrooms at their hotel?

2. In Part 2, after playing tennis with Marzia, where do they make love?

3. In Part 2, during the last ten days that Oliver spends in B., what is the only time they do not spend together during the day?

4. In Part 2, at dinner while Elio is waiting to see Oliver, where is the couple from that speaks terrible Italian?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Elio go on alone to the bookstore?

2. At the end of Chapter 2, what does Elio tell Oliver about the day they thought he drowned?

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

4. How does Elio describe Rome at the beginning of Part 3?

5. In Part 3, what does Elio say is missing in his life when Lucia asks him that question?

6. In Part 2, the day after being with Oliver, how do Elio's parents respond when he tells them he is going to see Marzia?

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

8. What does Elio like about August in Part 2?

9. Where does Elio find Oliver in Part 2 the night after they sleep together?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Lucia calls Elio dissolute. Why does Elio wish that he was dissolute? What does his wish indicate about friendship and the things that he believes are missing in his life?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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