The Painter of Signs Quizzes

The Painter of Signs Quiz 1

1 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Gaffar

Daisy

Raman

Gupta
2 What is Raman's occupation?
Cab Driver

Family Planning Campaigner

Bus Driver

Sign Painter
3 Who does Raman live with?
His father

His aunt

His mother

His uncle
4 Where does Raman live?
Bombay

Malgudi

Dhaka

Calcutta
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 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?
Smooth

Stucco

Sandpaper

Rhinestone
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

With Daisy at her house

With his aunt at their house

The Boardless Hotel
10 When was the novel published?
1998

1962

1982

1976
11 When did family planning initiatives in India begin?
1971

1952

1982

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

Lahiri

Gibbon

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

Gupta

Daisy

His aunt
14 When does the novel take place?
The 1970s

The 1980s

The early 2000s

The indeterminant future
15 Who reviewed the novel for the New York Times?
Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Anthony Thwaite

Michiko Kakutani

William Faulker
16 Why does the lawyer need his sign done at a specific time?
Because his business is floundering

Because he lost his old sign

Because his astrologer told him it was important

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?
First-person

Third-person

It varies

Second-person
20 What is the genre of the novel?
Magical realism

High fantasy

Historical fiction

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

Colors

Visual art

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

The legacy of his father

His desire to make money

A night class
23 Whose house does Raman work up the nerve to stop by?
The lawyer's

Daisy's

Gupta's

Guffars
24 What cause does Daisy advocate for?
Environmentalism

Human rights

Family planning

Tax reform
25 What does Daisy serve Raman at her home?
Coffee

Tea

Beer

Milk

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