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

Britain

Australia

An unnamed country
3 What form does The Last White Man take?
Short story

Film

Novel

Play
4 Who narrates The Last White Man?
Mohsin Hamid

An unnamed first-person narrator

An unnamed third-person narrator

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

Two

Three

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

There is no protagonist

Oona

Anders
7 How is Anders identified in the opening sentence?
A Black man

A white man

An Asian man

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

His skin turns white

His skin turns brown

He is evicted from his home
9 What does Anders use to first confirm his transformation?
Oona turns to him and screams

He checks his reflection in a spoon

His phone camera

An instant film camera
10 Which answer best defines "gait"?
A small barrier

A broken mirror

A faithful dog

A person's manner of walking
11 What is the prevailing emotion Anders feels when he sees his transformed face in the mirror for the first time?
Joy

Anger

Shock

Indifference
12 How does Anders react to turning brown?
He stays home for a week

He immediately goes out to the doctor

He tries to kill himself

He googles the cause of the change
13 "...like a sea creature that should not exist" is an example of what literary device?
Foreshadowing

Metonymy

Metaphor

Simile
14 How does Anders's boss respond to him calling in sick to work?
He tells him to drink lots of fluids

He asks for a doctor's note

He tells him he'd better be dying

He asks if he needs anything
15 Who did Anders's car once belong to?
His father

His mother

Oona

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

Visual imagery

Olfactory imagery

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

His father

His aunt

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

Indifference

Anxiety

Grief
19 What brings Oona back to town?
Her twin brother dies

Her father dies

Her mother dies

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

Yoga instructor

Chef

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

Mechanic

Yoga instructor

Personal trainer
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?
Running

Bicycle

Car

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

A cabin

A dump

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

Plants

Dumbbells

Books

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