Call Me by Your Name (novel) - Quiz
  • 1. Who called the novel an "exceptionally beautiful book"?
A) André Aciman
B) Charles Kaiser
C) Stacey D'Erasmo
D) Cynthia Zarin
  • 2. What publication did Cynthia Zarin write for when reviewing the book?
A) The New Yorker
B) The Washington Post
C) The New York Times
D) The Guardian
  • 3. What was the total number of copies sold in the UK as of February 19, 2018?
A) 618
B) 33,376
C) 1,164
D) 2,012
  • 4. At which event did the novel win the award for Gay Fiction?
A) 20th Lambda Literary Awards
B) Pulitzer Prize
C) National Book Awards
D) 90th Academy Awards
  • 5. In which Florida district was the book banned in January 2023?
A) St. Johns County School District
B) Orange County School District
C) Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
D) Miami-Dade County School District
  • 6. Who directed the film adaptation of Call Me by Your Name?
A) André Aciman
B) Luca Guadagnino
C) James Ivory
D) Sufjan Stevens
  • 7. Which actor played the role of Oliver in the film adaptation?
A) Timothée Chalamet
B) Armie Hammer
C) Esther Garrel
D) Michael Stuhlbarg
  • 8. Which award did the film adaptation win at the 90th Academy Awards?
A) Best Adapted Screenplay
B) Best Actor
C) Best Original Song
D) Best Picture
  • 9. What is the title of the sequel to Call Me by Your Name?
A) Call Me Later
B) The Sequel
C) Find Me
D) Return to Italy
  • 10. In what month and year was the film adaptation released in the United States?
A) November 2017
B) October 2019
C) December 2018
D) February 2018
  • 11. Who played the character Marzia in the film?
A) Victoire Du Bois
B) Esther Garrel
C) None of the above
D) Amira Casar
  • 12. Which publisher released the sequel, Find Me?
A) HarperCollins
B) Macmillan Publishers
C) Penguin Books
D) Farrar, Straus and Giroux
  • 13. In which Alaska district was the book banned in September 2023?
A) Anchorage School District
B) St. Johns County School District
C) Juneau School District
D) Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
  • 14. How did the weekly sales volume change in early November 2017?
A) 20% jump
B) 88% jump
C) No change
D) 50% drop
  • 15. Who is the author of the novel Call Me by Your Name?
A) André Aciman
B) Claude Monet
C) Elio Perlman
D) Oliver Smith
  • 16. In what year was the novel Call Me by Your Name published?
A) 2019
B) 2007
C) 1983
D) 2017
  • 17. During which decade is the novel primarily set?
A) 1990s
B) 2000s
C) 1980s
D) 1970s
  • 18. How old was Elio Perlman during the summer of 1983?
A) Seventeen
B) Fifteen
C) Twenty-five
D) Twenty
  • 19. Where does Elio live with his parents during the summer?
A) United States
B) Northern Italy
C) Rome
D) Southern France
  • 20. How long did the doctoral students typically stay at the Perlman home?
A) Three months
B) Six weeks
C) Two weeks
D) One month
  • 21. What is the profession of the guest, Oliver?
A) Doctoral student
B) Professor
C) Architect
D) Artist
  • 22. Why does Elio resent the tradition of hosting a guest?
A) He prefers being alone in Italy
B) He dislikes academic talk
C) He must vacate his bedroom
D) He finds the guests boring
  • 23. What specific detail about Oliver makes Elio feel a bond with him?
A) He is a professor
B) He speaks Italian
C) He is Jewish
D) He likes Monet
  • 24. Who is Elio's childhood friend that he starts an affair with?
A) Anna
B) Sofia
C) Marzia
D) Claire
  • 25. Where do Elio and Oliver share their first kiss?
A) At the dinner table
B) In the bedroom
C) In Rome
D) On a berm
  • 26. Whose paintings were supposedly painted on the site where they first kissed?
A) Pablo Picasso
B) Leonardo da Vinci
C) Claude Monet
D) Vincent van Gogh
  • 27. Where do Oliver and Elio spend three days together before Oliver returns to the U.S.?
A) Florence
B) Milan
C) Venice
D) Rome
  • 28. What does Oliver announce during his visit to the Perlman family at Christmas?
A) He will not return to Italy
B) He intends to marry
C) He is moving to Rome
D) He is quitting his job
  • 29. How many years pass between the summer in Italy and Elio's visit to the U.S.?
A) Fifteen years
B) Ten years
C) Twenty years
D) Five years
  • 30. What does Oliver show Elio during their meeting in the United States?
A) A book manuscript
B) A postcard from Italy
C) A painting
D) A photo of his children
  • 31. What is the final news Elio shares with Oliver when they meet five years after the U.S. visit?
A) His father has died
B) He is moving to the U.S.
C) He is married
D) He has written a book
  • 32. What does Elio reveal he did with his father's ashes?
A) Kept them in an urn
B) Scattered them in the Italian sea
C) Spread them all over the world
D) Buried them in the garden
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