The Painter of Signs Quizzes

The Painter of Signs Quiz 1

1 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Daisy

Gupta

Gaffar

Raman
2 What is Raman's occupation?
Bus Driver

Sign Painter

Cab Driver

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

His aunt

His mother

His uncle
4 Where does Raman live?
Calcutta

Malgudi

Dhaka

Bombay
5 Who criticizes Raman's choice of letter texture?
A bengal-seller

A professor

A surgeon

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

He hates it

He doesn't think much about it

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

Rhinestone

Stucco

Smooth
8 What does the sign that Raman painted for the bangle-seller say?
Credit Welcome

Cash Only

Strictly Cash

Apple Pay Accepted
9 Where does Raman often eat lunch?
At his job

The Boardless Hotel

With his aunt at their house

With Daisy at her house
10 When was the novel published?
1962

1982

1998

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

1982

1971

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

Gibbon

Plato

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

His aunt

Gupta

Daisy
14 When does the novel take place?
The early 2000s

The 1970s

The indeterminant future

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

Michiko Kakutani

William Faulker

Anthony Thwaite
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 business is floundering

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

The bangle-seller

The lawyer

Gupta
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?
Third-person

First-person

Second-person

It varies
20 What is the genre of the novel?
Social realism

Magical realism

High fantasy

Historical fiction
21 What does Raman often find himself thinking about?
Colors

His parents

Money

Visual art
22 What made Raman want to paint signs?
A night class

His love of calligraphy

The legacy of his father

His desire to make money
23 Whose house does Raman work up the nerve to stop by?
Guffars

The lawyer's

Daisy's

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

Tax reform

Human rights

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

Milk

Tea

Coffee

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