The Last White Man Quizzes

The Last White Man Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Last White Man?

Mohsin Hamid

Oona

Anders

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

Britain

An unnamed country

Australia

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

Play

Novel

Short story

Film
4 Who narrates The Last White Man?

An unnamed first-person narrator

Mohsin Hamid

Anders

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

Three

Five

One

Two
6 Who is the book's protagonist?

There is no protagonist

Anders's father

Anders

Oona
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?

He is evicted from his home

His skin turns white

His father dies

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

Oona turns to him and screams

An instant film camera

His phone camera

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

A faithful dog

A broken mirror

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?

Anger

Shock

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 tries to kill himself

He stays home for a week
13 "...like a sea creature that should not exist" is an example of what literary device?

Metonymy

Simile

Foreshadowing

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

He tells him to drink lots of fluids

He tells him he'd better be dying

He asks if he needs anything

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

Oona's mother

His father

Oona

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

Visual imagery

Auditory imagery

Olfactory imagery

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

His father

His deceased mother

His aunt

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

Anxiety

Grief

Indifference

Hopefulness
19 What brings Oona back to town?

Her twin brother dies

She changes color and must leave the city

Her father dies

Her mother dies
20 What is Oona's profession?

Personal trainer

Masseuse

Yoga instructor

Chef
21 What is Anders's profession?

Mechanic

Personal trainer

Yoga instructor

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 laughs spitefully

She rushes over and weeps in his lap

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

Bicycle

Subway

Running

Car
24 To what is Anders's home likened?

A cabin

A spaceship

A dump

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

Books

Dumbbells

Plants

Coffee machines

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