The Painter of Signs Quizzes

The Painter of Signs Quiz 1

1 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Raman

Gupta

Daisy

Gaffar
2 What is Raman's occupation?
Bus Driver

Sign Painter

Family Planning Campaigner

Cab Driver
3 Who does Raman live with?
His uncle

His mother

His father

His aunt
4 Where does Raman live?
Malgudi

Bombay

Calcutta

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

A surgeon

A lawyer

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

He takes great care with it

He doesn't think much about it

He thinks its an easy way to make money
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?
Credit Welcome

Cash Only

Strictly Cash

Apple Pay Accepted
9 Where does Raman often eat lunch?
The Boardless Hotel

With his aunt at their house

With Daisy at her house

At his job
10 When was the novel published?
1982

1976

1962

1998
11 When did family planning initiatives in India begin?
1952

1982

1967

1971
12 Which of the following authors does Raman NOT read?
Lahiri

Dickens

Plato

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

He does it himself

Gupta

His aunt
14 When does the novel take place?
The indeterminant future

The 1980s

The 1970s

The early 2000s
15 Who reviewed the novel for the New York Times?
Michiko Kakutani

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Anthony Thwaite

William Faulker
16 Why does the lawyer need his sign done at a specific time?
Because his astrologer told him it was important

Because he lost his old sign

Because his business is floundering

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

Daisy

Gupta

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

Touch the wrists of women

Scratch his forearm

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

First-person

Third-person

Second-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?
Money

Visual art

His parents

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

His desire to make money

The legacy of his father

His love of calligraphy
23 Whose house does Raman work up the nerve to stop by?
The lawyer's

Guffars

Daisy's

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

Tax reform

Family planning

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

Tea

Coffee

Milk

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