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?
Novel

Film

Short story

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

Mohsin Hamid

An unnamed third-person narrator

Anders
5 How many parts is the book divided into?
Five

Three

Two

One
6 Who is the book's protagonist?
Anders

Anders's father

Oona

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

A Caucasian male

A white man

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

His skin turns white

His father dies

He is evicted from his home
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 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?
Indifference

Anger

Joy

Shock
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?
Simile

Metonymy

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 asks if he needs anything

He tells him he'd better be dying

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?
Metonymy

Olfactory imagery

Visual imagery

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

His father

His aunt

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

Grief

Anxiety

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

Her mother dies

Her twin brother dies

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

Chef

Masseuse

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

Yoga instructor

Mechanic

Basketball player
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 rushes over and weeps in his lap

She laughs spitefully
23 What is Oona's preferred means of transport?
Subway

Running

Bicycle

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

A spaceship

A cabin

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

Books

Plants

Coffee machines

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