The Last White Man Quizzes

The Last White Man Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Last White Man?
Oona

Mohsin Hamid

Anders's Father

Anders
2 Where is The Last White Man set?
Britain

Australia

An unnamed country

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

Novel

Play

Film
4 Who narrates The Last White Man?
An unnamed first-person narrator

Anders

Mohsin Hamid

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

Three

Five

Two
6 Who is the book's protagonist?
Anders's father

Anders

There is no protagonist

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

A white man

A Caucasian male

An Asian man
8 What happens to Anders at the beginning of the story?
His skin turns brown

He is evicted from his home

His skin turns white

His father dies
9 What does Anders use to first confirm his transformation?
Oona turns to him and screams

An instant film camera

He checks his reflection in a spoon

His phone 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?
Joy

Anger

Shock

Indifference
12 How does Anders react to turning brown?
He immediately goes out to the doctor

He stays home for a week

He googles the cause of the change

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

Foreshadowing

Metonymy

Simile
14 How does Anders's boss respond to him calling in sick to work?
He asks for a doctor's note

He asks if he needs anything

He tells him he'd better be dying

He tells him to drink lots of fluids
15 Who did Anders's car once belong to?
Oona's mother

Oona

His mother

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

Auditory imagery

Olfactory imagery

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

His aunt

His boss

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

Anxiety

Indifference

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

She changes color and must leave the city

Her twin brother dies

Her mother dies
20 What is Oona's profession?
Yoga instructor

Masseuse

Chef

Personal trainer
21 What is Anders's profession?
Personal trainer

Basketball player

Mechanic

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

She refuses to see him

She is reluctant to get involved

She rushes over and weeps in his lap
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 spaceship

A cabin

A dump
25 What is the main possession Anders owns?
Coffee machines

Books

Plants

Dumbbells

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