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

Australia

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

Short story

Novel

Film
4 Who narrates The Last White Man?
Anders

Mohsin Hamid

An unnamed third-person narrator

An unnamed first-person narrator
5 How many parts is the book divided into?
Three

One

Two

Five
6 Who is the book's protagonist?
There is no protagonist

Anders

Oona

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

A white man

A Black man

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

His father dies

His skin turns white

He is evicted from his home
9 What does Anders use to first confirm his transformation?
His phone camera

Oona turns to him and screams

An instant film camera

He checks his reflection in a spoon
10 Which answer best defines "gait"?
A small barrier

A broken mirror

A person's manner of walking

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

Anger

Joy

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?
Metaphor

Foreshadowing

Metonymy

Simile
14 How does Anders's boss respond to him calling in sick to work?
He tells him he'd better be dying

He tells him to drink lots of fluids

He asks for a doctor's note

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

His father

Oona's mother

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

Auditory imagery

Metonymy

Olfactory imagery
17 Who does Anders wish he could speak to about his change?
His father

His deceased mother

His boss

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

Hopefulness

Grief

Indifference
19 What brings Oona back to town?
She changes color and must leave the city

Her mother dies

Her twin brother dies

Her father dies
20 What is Oona's profession?
Personal trainer

Yoga instructor

Masseuse

Chef
21 What is Anders's profession?
Personal trainer

Basketball player

Mechanic

Yoga instructor
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

Subway

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

A spaceship

A mobile home

A dump
25 What is the main possession Anders owns?
Plants

Books

Dumbbells

Coffee machines

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