Call Me by Your Name (novel) - Quiz
  • 1. Who called the novel an "exceptionally beautiful book"?
A) Charles Kaiser
B) Cynthia Zarin
C) Stacey D'Erasmo
D) André Aciman
  • 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) 1,164
C) 33,376
D) 2,012
  • 4. At which event did the novel win the award for Gay Fiction?
A) National Book Awards
B) 90th Academy Awards
C) 20th Lambda Literary Awards
D) Pulitzer Prize
  • 5. In which Florida district was the book banned in January 2023?
A) Orange County School District
B) Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
C) Miami-Dade County School District
D) St. Johns County School District
  • 6. Who directed the film adaptation of Call Me by Your Name?
A) André Aciman
B) James Ivory
C) Luca Guadagnino
D) Sufjan Stevens
  • 7. Which actor played the role of Oliver in the film adaptation?
A) Armie Hammer
B) Michael Stuhlbarg
C) Esther Garrel
D) Timothée Chalamet
  • 8. Which award did the film adaptation win at the 90th Academy Awards?
A) Best Picture
B) Best Adapted Screenplay
C) Best Original Song
D) Best Actor
  • 9. What is the title of the sequel to Call Me by Your Name?
A) Find Me
B) The Sequel
C) Call Me Later
D) Return to Italy
  • 10. In what month and year was the film adaptation released in the United States?
A) December 2018
B) November 2017
C) October 2019
D) February 2018
  • 11. Who played the character Marzia in the film?
A) None of the above
B) Amira Casar
C) Esther Garrel
D) Victoire Du Bois
  • 12. Which publisher released the sequel, Find Me?
A) Macmillan Publishers
B) HarperCollins
C) Farrar, Straus and Giroux
D) Penguin Books
  • 13. In which Alaska district was the book banned in September 2023?
A) Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
B) St. Johns County School District
C) Juneau School District
D) Anchorage 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) Elio Perlman
B) Oliver Smith
C) Claude Monet
D) André Aciman
  • 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) 2000s
C) 1990s
D) 1970s
  • 18. How old was Elio Perlman during the summer of 1983?
A) Twenty
B) Twenty-five
C) Fifteen
D) Seventeen
  • 19. Where does Elio live with his parents during the summer?
A) United States
B) Northern Italy
C) Southern France
D) Rome
  • 20. How long did the doctoral students typically stay at the Perlman home?
A) Two weeks
B) Six weeks
C) One month
D) Three months
  • 21. What is the profession of the guest, Oliver?
A) Professor
B) Doctoral student
C) Architect
D) Artist
  • 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 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) Marzia
C) Sofia
D) Claire
  • 25. Where do Elio and Oliver share their first kiss?
A) On a berm
B) In the bedroom
C) In Rome
D) At the dinner table
  • 26. Whose paintings were supposedly painted on the site where they first kissed?
A) Claude Monet
B) Vincent van Gogh
C) Leonardo da Vinci
D) Pablo Picasso
  • 27. Where do Oliver and Elio spend three days together before Oliver returns to the U.S.?
A) Milan
B) Rome
C) Florence
D) Venice
  • 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) Five years
B) Fifteen years
C) Ten years
D) Twenty years
  • 30. What does Oliver show Elio during their meeting in the United States?
A) A painting
B) A postcard from Italy
C) A photo of his children
D) A book manuscript
  • 31. What is the final news Elio shares with Oliver when they meet five years after the U.S. visit?
A) He is married
B) He has written a book
C) He is moving to the U.S.
D) His father has died
  • 32. What does Elio reveal he did with his father's ashes?
A) Spread them all over the world
B) Kept them in an urn
C) Scattered them in the Italian sea
D) Buried them in the garden
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