The Painter of Signs Quizzes

The Painter of Signs Quiz 1

1 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Daisy

Raman

Gupta

Gaffar
2 What is Raman's occupation?
Bus Driver

Cab Driver

Sign Painter

Family Planning Campaigner
3 Who does Raman live with?
His aunt

His father

His mother

His uncle
4 Where does Raman live?
Bombay

Dhaka

Malgudi

Calcutta
5 Who criticizes Raman's choice of letter texture?
A professor

A surgeon

A bengal-seller

A lawyer
6 How does Raman feel about his work?
He hates it

He thinks its an easy way to make money

He takes great care with it

He doesn't think much about it
7 What texture does Raman give the sign he paints for a lawyer?
Rhinestone

Stucco

Sandpaper

Smooth
8 What does the sign that Raman painted for the bangle-seller say?
Cash Only

Apple Pay Accepted

Credit Welcome

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

At his job

With Daisy at her house

With his aunt at their house
10 When was the novel published?
1962

1998

1982

1976
11 When did family planning initiatives in India begin?
1952

1971

1967

1982
12 Which of the following authors does Raman NOT read?
Lahiri

Dickens

Plato

Gibbon
13 Who makes most of Raman's meals?
He does it himself

Gupta

His aunt

Daisy
14 When does the novel take place?
The 1980s

The 1970s

The early 2000s

The indeterminant future
15 Who reviewed the novel for the New York Times?
William Faulker

Anthony Thwaite

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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

Because his astrologer told him it was important

Because his business is floundering

Because his business opens at a certain hour
17 Who does not pay Raman for his services?
The lawyer

The bangle-seller

Daisy

Gupta
18 What does the bangle-seller often do?
Itch his nose

Scratch his forearm

Touch the wrists of women

Rub his forehead
19 What is the perspective of the novel?
It varies

First-person

Second-person

Third-person
20 What is the genre of the novel?
High fantasy

Magical realism

Historical fiction

Social realism
21 What does Raman often find himself thinking about?
Money

Visual art

His parents

Colors
22 What made Raman want to paint signs?
His desire to make money

His love of calligraphy

The legacy of his father

A night class
23 Whose house does Raman work up the nerve to stop by?
Guffars

The lawyer's

Gupta's

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

Family planning

Tax reform

Human rights
25 What does Daisy serve Raman at her home?
Tea

Coffee

Beer

Milk

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