The Painter of Signs Quizzes

The Painter of Signs Quiz 1

1 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Daisy

Gaffar

Raman

Gupta
2 What is Raman's occupation?
Sign Painter

Bus Driver

Family Planning Campaigner

Cab Driver
3 Who does Raman live with?
His mother

His father

His aunt

His uncle
4 Where does Raman live?
Bombay

Malgudi

Calcutta

Dhaka
5 Who criticizes Raman's choice of letter texture?
A lawyer

A surgeon

A bengal-seller

A professor
6 How does Raman feel about his work?
He takes great care with it

He hates it

He doesn't think much about it

He thinks its an easy way to make money
7 What texture does Raman give the sign he paints for a lawyer?
Sandpaper

Smooth

Rhinestone

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

Cash Only

Credit Welcome

Apple Pay Accepted
9 Where does Raman often eat lunch?
With his aunt at their house

With Daisy at her house

The Boardless Hotel

At his job
10 When was the novel published?
1998

1976

1982

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

1982

1967

1952
12 Which of the following authors does Raman NOT read?
Lahiri

Dickens

Plato

Gibbon
13 Who makes most of Raman's meals?
Gupta

Daisy

His aunt

He does it himself
14 When does the novel take place?
The early 2000s

The 1970s

The indeterminant future

The 1980s
15 Who reviewed the novel for the New York Times?
Gabriel Garcia Marquez

William Faulker

Anthony Thwaite

Michiko Kakutani
16 Why does the lawyer need his sign done at a specific time?
Because his business is floundering

Because his astrologer told him it was important

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

The lawyer

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?
It varies

Second-person

Third-person

First-person
20 What is the genre of the novel?
Historical fiction

Magical realism

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?
A night class

His love of calligraphy

The legacy of his father

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

Gupta's

Guffars

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

Environmentalism

Tax reform

Human rights
25 What does Daisy serve Raman at her home?
Tea

Milk

Beer

Coffee

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