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