The Last White Man Quizzes

The Last White Man Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Last White Man?
Mohsin Hamid

Oona

Anders's Father

Anders
2 Where is The Last White Man set?
Australia

An unnamed country

Britain

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

Short story

Film

Novel
4 Who narrates The Last White Man?
Mohsin Hamid

Anders

An unnamed third-person narrator

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

Three

Two

One
6 Who is the book's protagonist?
Oona

There is no protagonist

Anders's father

Anders
7 How is Anders identified in the opening sentence?
A white man

An Asian man

A Caucasian male

A Black man
8 What happens to Anders at the beginning of the story?
His skin turns white

His father dies

He is evicted from his home

His skin turns brown
9 What does Anders use to first confirm his transformation?
An instant film camera

His phone camera

Oona turns to him and screams

He checks his reflection in a spoon
10 Which answer best defines "gait"?
A broken mirror

A faithful dog

A person's manner of walking

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

Indifference

Anger

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?
Foreshadowing

Metonymy

Metaphor

Simile
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?
His father

His mother

Oona's mother

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

Visual imagery

Auditory imagery

Olfactory imagery
17 Who does Anders wish he could speak to about his change?
His father

His aunt

His deceased mother

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

Anxiety

Hopefulness

Grief
19 What brings Oona back to town?
Her mother dies

Her father dies

Her twin brother dies

She changes color and must leave the city
20 What is Oona's profession?
Yoga instructor

Chef

Personal trainer

Masseuse
21 What is Anders's profession?
Basketball player

Personal trainer

Mechanic

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

She rushes over and weeps in his lap

She is reluctant to get involved

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 dump

A spaceship

A cabin

A mobile home
25 What is the main possession Anders owns?
Books

Dumbbells

Plants

Coffee machines

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