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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) Charles Kaiser
B) André Aciman
C) Stacey D'Erasmo
D) Cynthia Zarin
  • 2. What publication did Cynthia Zarin write for when reviewing the book?
A) The New York Times
B) The New Yorker
C) The Guardian
D) The Washington Post
  • 3. What was the total number of copies sold in the UK as of February 19, 2018?
A) 2,012
B) 618
C) 33,376
D) 1,164
  • 4. At which event did the novel win the award for Gay Fiction?
A) Pulitzer Prize
B) 20th Lambda Literary Awards
C) 90th Academy Awards
D) National Book Awards
  • 5. In which Florida district was the book banned in January 2023?
A) St. Johns County School District
B) Miami-Dade County School District
C) Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
D) Orange County School District
  • 6. Who directed the film adaptation of Call Me by Your Name?
A) James Ivory
B) Luca Guadagnino
C) André Aciman
D) Sufjan Stevens
  • 7. Which actor played the role of Oliver in the film adaptation?
A) Esther Garrel
B) Armie Hammer
C) Michael Stuhlbarg
D) Timothée Chalamet
  • 8. Which award did the film adaptation win at the 90th Academy Awards?
A) Best Original Song
B) Best Adapted Screenplay
C) Best Actor
D) Best Picture
  • 9. What is the title of the sequel to Call Me by Your Name?
A) Return to Italy
B) The Sequel
C) Call Me Later
D) Find Me
  • 10. In what month and year was the film adaptation released in the United States?
A) October 2019
B) February 2018
C) November 2017
D) December 2018
  • 11. Who played the character Marzia in the film?
A) Esther Garrel
B) Victoire Du Bois
C) None of the above
D) Amira Casar
  • 12. Which publisher released the sequel, Find Me?
A) Macmillan Publishers
B) Penguin Books
C) HarperCollins
D) Farrar, Straus and Giroux
  • 13. In which Alaska district was the book banned in September 2023?
A) Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
B) Juneau School District
C) St. Johns County 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) Oliver Smith
B) Claude Monet
C) Elio Perlman
D) André Aciman
  • 16. In what year was the novel Call Me by Your Name published?
A) 2017
B) 1983
C) 2019
D) 2007
  • 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) Fifteen
B) Seventeen
C) Twenty
D) Twenty-five
  • 19. Where does Elio live with his parents during the summer?
A) Northern Italy
B) Rome
C) Southern France
D) United States
  • 20. How long did the doctoral students typically stay at the Perlman home?
A) Six weeks
B) One month
C) Two weeks
D) Three months
  • 21. What is the profession of the guest, Oliver?
A) Artist
B) Doctoral student
C) Professor
D) Architect
  • 22. Why does Elio resent the tradition of hosting a guest?
A) He prefers being alone in Italy
B) He must vacate his bedroom
C) He finds the guests boring
D) He dislikes academic talk
  • 23. What specific detail about Oliver makes Elio feel a bond with him?
A) He is Jewish
B) He speaks Italian
C) He is a professor
D) He likes Monet
  • 24. Who is Elio's childhood friend that he starts an affair with?
A) Sofia
B) Anna
C) Marzia
D) Claire
  • 25. Where do Elio and Oliver share their first kiss?
A) On a berm
B) In Rome
C) At the dinner table
D) In the bedroom
  • 26. Whose paintings were supposedly painted on the site where they first kissed?
A) Claude Monet
B) Leonardo da Vinci
C) Pablo Picasso
D) Vincent van Gogh
  • 27. Where do Oliver and Elio spend three days together before Oliver returns to the U.S.?
A) Florence
B) Venice
C) Milan
D) Rome
  • 28. What does Oliver announce during his visit to the Perlman family at Christmas?
A) He is quitting his job
B) He is moving to Rome
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) Ten years
B) Five years
C) Twenty years
D) Fifteen years
  • 30. What does Oliver show Elio during their meeting in the United States?
A) A postcard from Italy
B) A painting
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 moving to the U.S.
B) He is married
C) His father has died
D) He has written a book
  • 32. What does Elio reveal he did with his father's ashes?
A) Spread them all over the world
B) Buried them in the garden
C) Kept them in an urn
D) Scattered them in the Italian sea
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