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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 3, how long does it take for the party from the bookstore to get to the restaurant?

3. In Part 2, the evening after Elio spends the night in Oliver's room, where does Elio find Oliver?

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 3, where is Elio supposed to go to college?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

8. In Part 2, after Elio receives Oliver's note, what do he and Marzia do?

9. In Part 3, as Elio enjoys the people and the poetry reading what does he think about the lives of his parents?

10. In Part 2, what does Elio decide to do after receiving Oliver's note telling him to meet at midnight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Rome broadens Elio’s horizons. How does the city symbolize the ways Oliver has widened Elio’s world?

Essay Topic 3

Elio is intimate with Marzia. How would you describe the relationship between Elio and Marzia? Are they both equally invested in the relationship? What future does there seem to be in the relationship?

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