The Last White Man Quizzes

The Last White Man Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Last White Man?
Anders

Anders's Father

Mohsin Hamid

Oona
2 Where is The Last White Man set?
United States

Australia

An unnamed country

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

Film

Novel

Play
4 Who narrates The Last White Man?
An unnamed third-person narrator

Anders

An unnamed first-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 Caucasian male

A white man

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

His father dies

His skin turns white

He is evicted from his home
9 What does Anders use to first confirm his transformation?
He checks his reflection in a spoon

His phone camera

An instant film camera

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

A person's manner of walking

A small barrier

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

Shock

Anger

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

He googles the cause of the change

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?
Simile

Metaphor

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?
His mother

Oona

Oona's mother

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

Olfactory imagery

Auditory imagery

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

His father

His boss

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

Grief

Anxiety

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

Her twin brother dies

Her mother dies

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

Yoga instructor

Personal trainer

Chef
21 What is Anders's profession?
Yoga instructor

Personal trainer

Mechanic

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 laughs spitefully

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

Car

Bicycle

Running
24 To what is Anders's home likened?
A spaceship

A dump

A cabin

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

Plants

Dumbbells

Coffee machines

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