The Last White Man Quizzes

The Last White Man Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Last White Man?

Oona

Mohsin Hamid

Anders

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

An unnamed country

Britain

Australia

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

Short story

Play

Novel

Film
4 Who narrates The Last White Man?

Mohsin Hamid

Anders

An unnamed third-person narrator

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

Five

Three

Two

One
6 Who is the book's protagonist?

Oona

Anders

Anders's father

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

A white man

A Caucasian male

A Black man

An Asian man
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?

His phone camera

An instant film camera

He checks his reflection in a spoon

Oona turns to him and screams
10 Which answer best defines "gait"?

A small barrier

A faithful dog

A person's manner of walking

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

Shock

Indifference

Anger

Joy
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

Metaphor

Metonymy

Foreshadowing
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?

Oona's mother

His father

His mother

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

Metonymy

Olfactory imagery

Auditory imagery

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

His aunt

His father

His boss

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

Anxiety

Indifference

Grief

Hopefulness
19 What brings Oona back to town?

Her twin brother dies

Her mother dies

Her father dies

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

Masseuse

Personal trainer

Yoga instructor

Chef
21 What is Anders's profession?

Personal trainer

Mechanic

Yoga instructor

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 rushes over and weeps in his lap

She laughs spitefully

She refuses to see him
23 What is Oona's preferred means of transport?

Bicycle

Running

Subway

Car
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?

Plants

Coffee machines

Books

Dumbbells

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