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

Cab Driver

Sign Painter

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

His father

His mother

His aunt
4 Where does Raman live?
Calcutta

Dhaka

Malgudi

Bombay
5 Who criticizes Raman's choice of letter texture?
A surgeon

A professor

A lawyer

A bengal-seller
6 How does Raman feel about his work?
He hates it

He doesn't think much about it

He thinks its an easy way to make money

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

Smooth

Stucco

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

Strictly Cash

Credit Welcome

Cash Only
9 Where does Raman often eat lunch?
With Daisy at her house

With his aunt at their house

The Boardless Hotel

At his job
10 When was the novel published?
1998

1982

1962

1976
11 When did family planning initiatives in India begin?
1967

1952

1971

1982
12 Which of the following authors does Raman NOT read?
Plato

Gibbon

Dickens

Lahiri
13 Who makes most of Raman's meals?
Gupta

His aunt

Daisy

He does it himself
14 When does the novel take place?
The indeterminant future

The early 2000s

The 1980s

The 1970s
15 Who reviewed the novel for the New York Times?
Anthony Thwaite

Michiko Kakutani

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

William Faulker
16 Why does the lawyer need his sign done at a specific time?
Because his business opens at a certain hour

Because he lost his old sign

Because his business is floundering

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

The bangle-seller

Daisy

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

Touch the wrists of women

Rub his forehead

Scratch his forearm
19 What is the perspective of the novel?
It varies

Second-person

Third-person

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

Historical fiction

Magical realism

Social realism
21 What does Raman often find himself thinking about?
His parents

Visual art

Colors

Money
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?
Family planning

Environmentalism

Tax reform

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

Milk

Beer

Tea

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