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?
Australia

Britain

United States

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

Play

Novel

Short story
4 Who narrates The Last White Man?
Anders

An unnamed third-person narrator

An unnamed first-person narrator

Mohsin Hamid
5 How many parts is the book divided into?
Five

Two

One

Three
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 Black man

A Caucasian male

An Asian man

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

His father dies

He is evicted from his home

His skin turns white
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 faithful dog

A broken mirror

A small barrier

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?
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?
Metaphor

Foreshadowing

Simile

Metonymy
14 How does Anders's boss respond to him calling in sick to work?
He asks for a doctor's note

He tells him he'd better be dying

He asks if he needs anything

He tells him to drink lots of fluids
15 Who did Anders's car once belong to?
Oona

His mother

His father

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

Metonymy

Visual imagery

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

His father

His deceased mother

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

Hopefulness

Indifference

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

She changes color and must leave the city

Her twin brother dies

Her mother dies
20 What is Oona's profession?
Yoga instructor

Masseuse

Chef

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

Personal trainer

Basketball player

Mechanic
22 How does Oona respond to Anders's distress when he calls to tell her he has changed?
She rushes over and weeps in his lap

She laughs spitefully

She refuses to see him

She is reluctant to get involved
23 What is Oona's preferred means of transport?
Car

Running

Bicycle

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

A mobile home

A cabin

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

Coffee machines

Plants

Dumbbells

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