The Last White Man Quizzes

The Last White Man Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Last White Man?

Anders's Father

Anders

Oona

Mohsin Hamid
2 Where is The Last White Man set?

Britain

An unnamed country

Australia

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

Short story

Play

Novel

Film
4 Who narrates The Last White Man?

Anders

An unnamed third-person narrator

An unnamed first-person narrator

Mohsin Hamid
5 How many parts is the book divided into?

One

Two

Three

Five
6 Who is the book's protagonist?

Oona

Anders's father

There is no protagonist

Anders
7 How is Anders identified in the opening sentence?

An Asian man

A Black man

A white man

A Caucasian male
8 What happens to Anders at the beginning of the story?

His father dies

He is evicted from his home

His skin turns white

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

He checks his reflection in a spoon

An instant film camera

His phone camera

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

A small barrier

A faithful dog

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?

Anger

Shock

Joy

Indifference
12 How does Anders react to turning brown?

He stays home for a week

He immediately goes out to the doctor

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?

Metonymy

Foreshadowing

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 asks for a doctor's note

He asks if he needs anything

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

His mother

Oona

His father

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

Metonymy

Olfactory imagery

Visual imagery

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

His deceased mother

His boss

His father

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

Hopefulness

Indifference

Grief

Anxiety
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?

Masseuse

Personal trainer

Yoga instructor

Chef
21 What is Anders's profession?

Basketball player

Yoga instructor

Mechanic

Personal trainer
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 rushes over and weeps in his lap

She is reluctant to get involved
23 What is Oona's preferred means of transport?

Subway

Car

Running

Bicycle
24 To what is Anders's home likened?

A spaceship

A mobile home

A dump

A cabin
25 What is the main possession Anders owns?

Books

Dumbbells

Plants

Coffee machines

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