The Last White Man Quizzes

The Last White Man Quiz 1

By Maxwell Olson · Edited by James Cooper · Last reviewed June 29, 2023

1 Who wrote The Last White Man?

Oona

Anders

Mohsin Hamid

Anders's Father
2 Where is The Last White Man set?

An unnamed country

Australia

Britain

United States
3 What form does The Last White Man take?

Novel

Film

Play

Short story
4 Who narrates The Last White Man?

An unnamed first-person narrator

Anders

An unnamed third-person narrator

Mohsin Hamid
5 How many parts is the book divided into?

Three

Two

One

Five
6 Who is the book's protagonist?

There is no protagonist

Anders

Oona

Anders's father
7 How is Anders identified in the opening sentence?

An Asian man

A white man

A Black man

A Caucasian male
8 What happens to Anders at the beginning of the story?

His skin turns white

His father dies

His skin turns brown

He is evicted from his home
9 What does Anders use to first confirm his transformation?

An instant film camera

He checks his reflection in a spoon

His phone camera

Oona turns to him and screams
10 Which answer best defines "gait"?

A small barrier

A person's manner of walking

A faithful dog

A broken mirror
11 What is the prevailing emotion Anders feels when he sees his transformed face in the mirror for the first time?

Indifference

Anger

Joy

Shock
12 How does Anders react to turning brown?

He tries to kill himself

He immediately goes out to the doctor

He stays home for a week

He googles the cause of the change
13 "...like a sea creature that should not exist" is an example of what literary device?

Simile

Metonymy

Metaphor

Foreshadowing
14 How does Anders's boss respond to him calling in sick to work?

He tells him he'd better be dying

He tells him to drink lots of fluids

He asks if he needs anything

He asks for a doctor's note
15 Who did Anders's car once belong to?

Oona

His mother

His father

Oona's mother
16 "...the loud continuous horn of the car to his rear" is an example of what literary device?

Auditory imagery

Metonymy

Olfactory imagery

Visual imagery
17 Who does Anders wish he could speak to about his change?

His father

His boss

His deceased mother

His aunt
18 Which answer best describes the emotion Anders feels as he learns to accept his changed color in Part One?

Grief

Hopefulness

Anxiety

Indifference
19 What brings Oona back to town?

Her twin brother dies

She changes color and must leave the city

Her mother dies

Her father dies
20 What is Oona's profession?

Chef

Yoga instructor

Personal trainer

Masseuse
21 What is Anders's profession?

Yoga instructor

Mechanic

Personal trainer

Basketball player
22 How does Oona respond to Anders's distress when he calls to tell her he has changed?

She is reluctant to get involved

She rushes over and weeps in his lap

She refuses to see him

She laughs spitefully
23 What is Oona's preferred means of transport?

Car

Bicycle

Subway

Running
24 To what is Anders's home likened?

A spaceship

A dump

A mobile home

A cabin
25 What is the main possession Anders owns?

Books

Coffee machines

Plants

Dumbbells

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