The Painter of Signs Quizzes

The Painter of Signs Quiz 1

1 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Gupta

Raman

Gaffar

Daisy
2 What is Raman's occupation?
Cab Driver

Bus Driver

Family Planning Campaigner

Sign Painter
3 Who does Raman live with?
His aunt

His mother

His uncle

His father
4 Where does Raman live?
Bombay

Dhaka

Calcutta

Malgudi
5 Who criticizes Raman's choice of letter texture?
A surgeon

A lawyer

A professor

A bengal-seller
6 How does Raman feel about his work?
He thinks its an easy way to make money

He doesn't think much about it

He hates it

He takes great care with it
7 What texture does Raman give the sign he paints for a lawyer?
Rhinestone

Sandpaper

Smooth

Stucco
8 What does the sign that Raman painted for the bangle-seller say?
Strictly Cash

Apple Pay Accepted

Credit Welcome

Cash Only
9 Where does Raman often eat lunch?
The Boardless Hotel

With Daisy at her house

At his job

With his aunt at their house
10 When was the novel published?
1976

1982

1998

1962
11 When did family planning initiatives in India begin?
1967

1982

1971

1952
12 Which of the following authors does Raman NOT read?
Dickens

Lahiri

Gibbon

Plato
13 Who makes most of Raman's meals?
Gupta

He does it himself

His aunt

Daisy
14 When does the novel take place?
The 1970s

The 1980s

The indeterminant future

The early 2000s
15 Who reviewed the novel for the New York Times?
Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Anthony Thwaite

Michiko Kakutani

William Faulker
16 Why does the lawyer need his sign done at a specific time?
Because he lost his old sign

Because his business is floundering

Because his business opens at a certain hour

Because his astrologer told him it was important
17 Who does not pay Raman for his services?
The lawyer

The bangle-seller

Gupta

Daisy
18 What does the bangle-seller often do?
Scratch his forearm

Rub his forehead

Itch his nose

Touch the wrists of women
19 What is the perspective of the novel?
It varies

Third-person

Second-person

First-person
20 What is the genre of the novel?
Historical fiction

Magical realism

Social realism

High fantasy
21 What does Raman often find himself thinking about?
Visual art

Money

Colors

His parents
22 What made Raman want to paint signs?
His love of calligraphy

A night class

His desire to make money

The legacy of his father
23 Whose house does Raman work up the nerve to stop by?
Guffars

Gupta's

Daisy's

The lawyer's
24 What cause does Daisy advocate for?
Environmentalism

Family planning

Human rights

Tax reform
25 What does Daisy serve Raman at her home?
Beer

Milk

Tea

Coffee

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