The Last White Man Quizzes

The Last White Man Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Last White Man?
Mohsin Hamid

Anders

Oona

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

An unnamed country

United States

Australia
3 What form does The Last White Man take?
Novel

Film

Play

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

Anders

An unnamed third-person narrator

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

Two

Five

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

Oona

Anders

There is no protagonist
7 How is Anders identified in the opening sentence?
A white man

An Asian man

A Black man

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

His skin turns white

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 person's manner of walking

A broken mirror

A faithful dog

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

Indifference

Joy

Anger
12 How does Anders react to turning brown?
He tries to kill himself

He immediately goes out to the doctor

He googles the cause of the change

He stays home for a week
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 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

Oona's mother

His father

His 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 boss

His aunt

His deceased mother

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

Hopefulness

Indifference

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?
Masseuse

Personal trainer

Chef

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

Basketball player

Yoga instructor

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

She is reluctant to get involved

She laughs spitefully

She rushes over and weeps in his lap
23 What is Oona's preferred means of transport?
Bicycle

Running

Car

Subway
24 To what is Anders's home likened?
A dump

A mobile home

A spaceship

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

Books

Plants

Dumbbells

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