The Last White Man Quizzes

The Last White Man Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Last White Man?

Anders

Mohsin Hamid

Anders's Father

Oona
2 Where is The Last White Man set?

United States

Australia

Britain

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

Novel

Play

Film

Short story
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?

Oona

There is no protagonist

Anders

Anders's father
7 How is Anders identified in the opening sentence?

A white man

An Asian man

A Caucasian male

A Black man
8 What happens to Anders at the beginning of the story?

His skin turns brown

His skin turns white

He is evicted from his home

His father dies
9 What does Anders use to first confirm his transformation?

Oona turns to him and screams

He checks his reflection in a spoon

An instant film camera

His phone camera
10 Which answer best defines "gait"?

A person's manner of walking

A broken mirror

A small barrier

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

Indifference

Joy

Anger

Shock
12 How does Anders react to turning brown?

He immediately goes out to the doctor

He stays home for a week

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?

Simile

Metonymy

Foreshadowing

Metaphor
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 tells him to drink lots of fluids

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

His father

Oona's mother

Oona

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

Visual imagery

Olfactory imagery

Auditory imagery

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

His deceased mother

His aunt

His father

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

Grief

Indifference

Hopefulness

Anxiety
19 What brings Oona back to town?

She changes color and must leave the city

Her twin brother dies

Her mother dies

Her father dies
20 What is Oona's profession?

Masseuse

Personal trainer

Yoga instructor

Chef
21 What is Anders's profession?

Yoga instructor

Mechanic

Personal trainer

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

Car

Subway

Running
24 To what is Anders's home likened?

A spaceship

A cabin

A mobile home

A dump
25 What is the main possession Anders owns?

Coffee machines

Books

Plants

Dumbbells

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