The Last White Man Quizzes

The Last White Man Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Last White Man?

Mohsin Hamid

Anders

Anders's Father

Oona
2 Where is The Last White Man set?

Britain

Australia

United States

An unnamed country
3 What form does The Last White Man take?

Play

Film

Short story

Novel
4 Who narrates The Last White Man?

Mohsin Hamid

Anders

An unnamed first-person narrator

An unnamed third-person narrator
5 How many parts is the book divided into?

Three

Two

One

Five
6 Who is the book's protagonist?

Oona

There is no protagonist

Anders

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

A Caucasian male

A Black man

An Asian man

A white man
8 What happens to Anders at the beginning of the story?

He is evicted from his home

His father dies

His skin turns white

His skin turns brown
9 What does Anders use to first confirm his transformation?

His phone camera

Oona turns to him and screams

He checks his reflection in a spoon

An instant film camera
10 Which answer best defines "gait"?

A faithful dog

A small barrier

A person's manner of walking

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

Shock

Anger

Indifference

Joy
12 How does Anders react to turning brown?

He googles the cause of the change

He immediately goes out to the doctor

He stays home for a week

He tries to kill himself
13 "...like a sea creature that should not exist" is an example of what literary device?

Metaphor

Simile

Metonymy

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

He asks for a doctor's note

He tells him he'd better be dying

He tells him to drink lots of fluids

He asks if he needs anything
15 Who did Anders's car once belong to?

Oona

Oona's mother

His mother

His father
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?

Indifference

Hopefulness

Grief

Anxiety
19 What brings Oona back to town?

She changes color and must leave the city

Her mother dies

Her father dies

Her twin brother dies
20 What is Oona's profession?

Personal trainer

Chef

Masseuse

Yoga instructor
21 What is Anders's profession?

Mechanic

Basketball player

Personal trainer

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

She rushes over and weeps in his lap

She laughs spitefully

She is reluctant to get involved

She refuses to see him
23 What is Oona's preferred means of transport?

Running

Subway

Car

Bicycle
24 To what is Anders's home likened?

A mobile home

A dump

A spaceship

A cabin
25 What is the main possession Anders owns?

Plants

Dumbbells

Books

Coffee machines

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