The Painter of Signs Quizzes

The Painter of Signs Quiz 1

1 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Gupta

Gaffar

Raman

Daisy
2 What is Raman's occupation?
Bus Driver

Cab Driver

Family Planning Campaigner

Sign Painter
3 Who does Raman live with?
His uncle

His aunt

His father

His mother
4 Where does Raman live?
Bombay

Malgudi

Calcutta

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

A lawyer

A bengal-seller

A surgeon
6 How does Raman feel about his work?
He doesn't think much about it

He thinks its an easy way to make money

He takes great care with it

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

Stucco

Smooth

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

Credit Welcome

Cash Only

Strictly Cash
9 Where does Raman often eat lunch?
At his job

The Boardless Hotel

With Daisy at her house

With his aunt at their house
10 When was the novel published?
1982

1962

1976

1998
11 When did family planning initiatives in India begin?
1971

1982

1952

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

Lahiri

Gibbon

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

Gupta

His aunt

He does it himself
14 When does the novel take place?
The 1980s

The early 2000s

The 1970s

The indeterminant future
15 Who reviewed the novel for the New York Times?
Michiko Kakutani

Anthony Thwaite

William Faulker

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

Because his astrologer told him it was important

Because his business is floundering

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

Gupta

Daisy

The bangle-seller
18 What does the bangle-seller often do?
Rub his forehead

Itch his nose

Touch the wrists of women

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?
High fantasy

Social realism

Magical realism

Historical fiction
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

A night class

His love of calligraphy

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

Gupta's

The lawyer's

Guffars
24 What cause does Daisy advocate for?
Environmentalism

Human rights

Tax reform

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

Beer

Tea

Coffee

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