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?
Sign Painter

Bus Driver

Family Planning Campaigner

Cab Driver
3 Who does Raman live with?
His aunt

His mother

His father

His uncle
4 Where does Raman live?
Dhaka

Calcutta

Malgudi

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

A professor

A lawyer

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

He takes great care with it

He doesn't think much about it

He hates it
7 What texture does Raman give the sign he paints for a lawyer?
Rhinestone

Smooth

Stucco

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

Strictly Cash

Credit Welcome

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

With Daisy at her house

With his aunt at their house

The Boardless Hotel
10 When was the novel published?
1962

1982

1976

1998
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

Dickens

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

He does it himself

Gupta

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

The 1970s

The 1980s

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 his business is floundering

Because his astrologer told him it was important

Because he lost his old sign

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

The lawyer

The bangle-seller

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

Rub his forehead

Scratch his forearm

Touch the wrists of women
19 What is the perspective of the novel?
Third-person

Second-person

It varies

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

Historical fiction

Social realism

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

His parents

Money

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

The legacy of his father

A night class

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

Guffars

Daisy's

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

Family planning

Tax reform

Environmentalism
25 What does Daisy serve Raman at her home?
Coffee

Milk

Beer

Tea

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