The Painter of Signs Quizzes

The Painter of Signs Quiz 1

1 Who is the protagonist of the novel?

Gupta

Raman

Daisy

Gaffar
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?

Calcutta

Malgudi

Dhaka

Bombay
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 thinks its an easy way to make money

He takes great care with it

He hates it

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

Smooth

Stucco

Rhinestone

Sandpaper
8 What does the sign that Raman painted for the bangle-seller say?

Strictly Cash

Credit Welcome

Cash Only

Apple Pay Accepted
9 Where does Raman often eat lunch?

The Boardless Hotel

With his aunt at their house

At his job

With Daisy at her house
10 When was the novel published?

1976

1982

1962

1998
11 When did family planning initiatives in India begin?

1971

1967

1982

1952
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 1970s

The indeterminant future

The early 2000s

The 1980s
15 Who reviewed the novel for the New York Times?

Anthony Thwaite

William Faulker

Michiko Kakutani

Gabriel Garcia Marquez
16 Why does the lawyer need his sign done at a specific time?

Because he lost his old sign

Because his business opens at a certain hour

Because his astrologer told him it was important

Because his business is floundering
17 Who does not pay Raman for his services?

Daisy

The bangle-seller

The lawyer

Gupta
18 What does the bangle-seller often do?

Rub his forehead

Touch the wrists of women

Itch his nose

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?

Social realism

High fantasy

Historical fiction

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

His parents

Colors

Visual art

Money
22 What made Raman want to paint signs?

His love of calligraphy

His desire to make money

The legacy of his father

A night class
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?

Human rights

Environmentalism

Family planning

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

Tea

Milk

Beer

Coffee

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