The Painter of Signs Quizzes

The Painter of Signs Quiz 1

1 Who is the protagonist of the novel?

Daisy

Raman

Gaffar

Gupta
2 What is Raman's occupation?

Cab Driver

Sign Painter

Bus Driver

Family Planning Campaigner
3 Who does Raman live with?

His uncle

His aunt

His mother

His father
4 Where does Raman live?

Bombay

Dhaka

Calcutta

Malgudi
5 Who criticizes Raman's choice of letter texture?

A lawyer

A professor

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?

Cash Only

Credit Welcome

Strictly Cash

Apple Pay Accepted
9 Where does Raman often eat lunch?

With his aunt at their house

At his job

The Boardless Hotel

With Daisy at her house
10 When was the novel published?

1962

1998

1976

1982
11 When did family planning initiatives in India begin?

1967

1971

1952

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

Lahiri

Dickens

Gibbon

Plato
13 Who makes most of Raman's meals?

Daisy

He does it himself

His aunt

Gupta
14 When does the novel take place?

The indeterminant future

The 1970s

The early 2000s

The 1980s
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 his business opens at a certain hour

Because his astrologer told him it was important

Because he lost his old sign

Because his business is floundering
17 Who does not pay Raman for his services?

The bangle-seller

The lawyer

Daisy

Gupta
18 What does the bangle-seller often do?

Rub his forehead

Itch his nose

Scratch his forearm

Touch the wrists of women
19 What is the perspective of the novel?

First-person

It varies

Second-person

Third-person
20 What is the genre of the novel?

Historical fiction

Magical realism

High fantasy

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

A night class

The legacy of his father

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

Gupta's

Daisy's

Guffars

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

Environmentalism

Family planning

Human rights

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

Beer

Tea

Coffee

Milk

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