The Painter of Signs Quizzes

The Painter of Signs Quiz 1

1 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Gaffar

Gupta

Raman

Daisy
2 What is Raman's occupation?
Sign Painter

Bus Driver

Cab Driver

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

His uncle

His father

His mother
4 Where does Raman live?
Malgudi

Dhaka

Bombay

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

A bengal-seller

A surgeon

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

He doesn't think much about it

He takes great care with it

He thinks its an easy way to make money
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?
Apple Pay Accepted

Cash Only

Strictly Cash

Credit Welcome
9 Where does Raman often eat lunch?
With his aunt at their house

At his job

With Daisy at her house

The Boardless Hotel
10 When was the novel published?
1976

1998

1982

1962
11 When did family planning initiatives in India begin?
1971

1952

1982

1967
12 Which of the following authors does Raman NOT read?
Gibbon

Dickens

Lahiri

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

Gupta

His aunt

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

The early 2000s

The indeterminant future

The 1980s
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 his business opens at a certain hour

Because his astrologer told him it was important

Because he lost his old sign

Because his business is floundering
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

Touch the wrists of women

Rub his forehead

Scratch his forearm
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

Social realism

High fantasy

Magical realism
21 What does Raman often find himself thinking about?
Colors

His parents

Visual art

Money
22 What made Raman want to paint signs?
The legacy of his father

His desire to make money

His love of calligraphy

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

The lawyer's

Daisy's

Guffars
24 What cause does Daisy advocate for?
Human rights

Tax reform

Environmentalism

Family planning
25 What does Daisy serve Raman at her home?
Tea

Beer

Coffee

Milk

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