The Painter of Signs Quizzes

The Painter of Signs Quiz 1

1 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Gaffar

Raman

Daisy

Gupta
2 What is Raman's occupation?
Sign Painter

Family Planning Campaigner

Cab Driver

Bus Driver
3 Who does Raman live with?
His uncle

His aunt

His father

His mother
4 Where does Raman live?
Malgudi

Bombay

Calcutta

Dhaka
5 Who criticizes Raman's choice of letter texture?
A bengal-seller

A surgeon

A professor

A lawyer
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?
Rhinestone

Smooth

Stucco

Sandpaper
8 What does the sign that Raman painted for the bangle-seller say?
Credit Welcome

Cash Only

Apple Pay Accepted

Strictly Cash
9 Where does Raman often eat lunch?
With his aunt at their house

At his job

With Daisy at her house

The Boardless Hotel
10 When was the novel published?
1982

1976

1998

1962
11 When did family planning initiatives in India begin?
1971

1952

1967

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

Gibbon

Plato

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

He does it himself

Gupta

His aunt
14 When does the novel take place?
The early 2000s

The 1980s

The 1970s

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

William Faulker

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Anthony Thwaite
16 Why does the lawyer need his sign done at a specific time?
Because his astrologer told him it was important

Because his business opens at a certain hour

Because he lost his old sign

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

The bangle-seller

The lawyer

Gupta
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

Second-person

Third-person

It varies
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?
Colors

His parents

Money

Visual art
22 What made Raman want to paint signs?
The legacy of his father

His love of calligraphy

His desire to make money

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

Guffars

The lawyer's

Gupta's
24 What cause does Daisy advocate for?
Tax reform

Human rights

Environmentalism

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

Milk

Tea

Coffee

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