The Last White Man Quizzes

The Last White Man Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Last White Man?

Mohsin Hamid

Oona

Anders's Father

Anders
2 Where is The Last White Man set?

Australia

An unnamed country

United States

Britain
3 What form does The Last White Man take?

Play

Short story

Novel

Film
4 Who narrates The Last White Man?

An unnamed third-person narrator

Mohsin Hamid

An unnamed first-person narrator

Anders
5 How many parts is the book divided into?

One

Five

Two

Three
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 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 white

His father dies

He is evicted from his home

His skin turns brown
9 What does Anders use to first confirm his transformation?

He checks his reflection in a spoon

An instant film camera

Oona turns to him and screams

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

A faithful dog

A person's manner of walking

A broken mirror

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

Shock

Anger

Indifference

Joy
12 How does Anders react to turning brown?

He googles the cause of the change

He stays home for a week

He tries to kill himself

He immediately goes out to the doctor
13 "...like a sea creature that should not exist" is an example of what literary device?

Foreshadowing

Metaphor

Simile

Metonymy
14 How does Anders's boss respond to him calling in sick to work?

He asks if he needs anything

He tells him he'd better be dying

He asks for a doctor's note

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

Oona

His father

Oona's mother

His mother
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

Hopefulness

Grief
19 What brings Oona back to town?

Her twin brother dies

Her father dies

She changes color and must leave the city

Her mother dies
20 What is Oona's profession?

Chef

Yoga instructor

Masseuse

Personal trainer
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 refuses to see him

She laughs spitefully

She rushes over and weeps in his lap

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

Subway

Car

Bicycle

Running
24 To what is Anders's home likened?

A cabin

A dump

A spaceship

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

Books

Plants

Coffee machines

Dumbbells

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