The Painter of Signs Quizzes

The Painter of Signs Quiz 1

1 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Gupta

Daisy

Raman

Gaffar
2 What is Raman's occupation?
Bus Driver

Family Planning Campaigner

Sign Painter

Cab Driver
3 Who does Raman live with?
His father

His aunt

His uncle

His mother
4 Where does Raman live?
Dhaka

Calcutta

Malgudi

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

A surgeon

A lawyer

A professor
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?
Rhinestone

Smooth

Stucco

Sandpaper
8 What does the sign that Raman painted for the bangle-seller say?
Apple Pay Accepted

Strictly Cash

Cash Only

Credit Welcome
9 Where does Raman often eat lunch?
The Boardless Hotel

At his job

With his aunt at their house

With Daisy at her house
10 When was the novel published?
1998

1976

1962

1982
11 When did family planning initiatives in India begin?
1967

1952

1982

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

Plato

Lahiri

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

Gupta

Daisy

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

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Anthony Thwaite

William Faulker
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?
Gupta

The lawyer

Daisy

The bangle-seller
18 What does the bangle-seller often do?
Itch his nose

Rub his forehead

Touch the wrists of women

Scratch his forearm
19 What is the perspective of the novel?
It varies

Third-person

Second-person

First-person
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?
His parents

Colors

Money

Visual art
22 What made Raman want to paint signs?
His desire to make money

A night class

His love of calligraphy

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

Daisy's

The lawyer's

Guffars
24 What cause does Daisy advocate for?
Environmentalism

Tax reform

Human rights

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

Milk

Coffee

Beer

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