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?

Sign Painter

Family Planning Campaigner

Bus Driver

Cab Driver
3 Who does Raman live with?

His aunt

His father

His uncle

His mother
4 Where does Raman live?

Malgudi

Calcutta

Bombay

Dhaka
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 hates it

He thinks its an easy way to make money

He doesn't think much about it

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

Stucco

Sandpaper

Smooth

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

Credit Welcome

Strictly Cash

Apple Pay Accepted

Cash Only
9 Where does Raman often eat lunch?

The Boardless Hotel

At his job

With Daisy at her house

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

1962

1982

1976

1998
11 When did family planning initiatives in India begin?

1967

1952

1982

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

Gibbon

Lahiri

Dickens

Plato
13 Who makes most of Raman's meals?

Gupta

He does it himself

His aunt

Daisy
14 When does the novel take place?

The 1980s

The 1970s

The indeterminant future

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

William Faulker

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Michiko Kakutani

Anthony Thwaite
16 Why does the lawyer need his sign done at a specific time?

Because he lost his old sign

Because his business opens at a certain hour

Because his astrologer told him it was important

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

The bangle-seller

Gupta

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?

Magical realism

Historical fiction

Social realism

High fantasy
21 What does Raman often find himself thinking about?

Visual art

Money

His parents

Colors
22 What made Raman want to paint signs?

His love of calligraphy

A night class

His desire to make money

The legacy of his father
23 Whose house does Raman work up the nerve to stop by?

Guffars

Gupta's

The lawyer's

Daisy's
24 What cause does Daisy advocate for?

Human rights

Tax reform

Environmentalism

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

Coffee

Beer

Milk

Tea

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