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

Bus Driver

Cab Driver
3 Who does Raman live with?

His father

His aunt

His uncle

His mother
4 Where does Raman live?

Dhaka

Malgudi

Calcutta

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

A bengal-seller

A lawyer

A surgeon

A professor
6 How does Raman feel about his work?

He hates it

He takes great care with it

He thinks its an easy way to make money

He doesn't think much about it
7 What texture does Raman give the sign he paints for a lawyer?

Smooth

Rhinestone

Sandpaper

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

Cash Only

Credit Welcome

Apple Pay Accepted

Strictly Cash
9 Where does Raman often eat lunch?

At his job

With Daisy at her house

The Boardless Hotel

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

1982

1976

1962

1998
11 When did family planning initiatives in India begin?

1967

1952

1971

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

Lahiri

Gibbon

Plato

Dickens
13 Who makes most of Raman's meals?

He does it himself

His aunt

Daisy

Gupta
14 When does the novel take place?

The 1970s

The early 2000s

The indeterminant future

The 1980s
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 is floundering

Because he lost his old sign

Because his business opens at a certain hour
17 Who does not pay Raman for his services?

Daisy

The bangle-seller

Gupta

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

Rub his forehead

Scratch his forearm

Touch the wrists of women

Itch his nose
19 What is the perspective of the novel?

Third-person

Second-person

First-person

It varies
20 What is the genre of the novel?

Historical fiction

High fantasy

Magical realism

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

Money

Visual art

His parents

Colors
22 What made Raman want to paint signs?

A night class

The legacy of his father

His love of calligraphy

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

Guffars

Daisy's

The lawyer's

Gupta's
24 What cause does Daisy advocate for?

Environmentalism

Human rights

Tax reform

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

Milk

Beer

Coffee

Tea

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