The Last White Man Quizzes

The Last White Man Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Last White Man?

Oona

Anders's Father

Mohsin Hamid

Anders
2 Where is The Last White Man set?

Britain

An unnamed country

United States

Australia
3 What form does The Last White Man take?

Short story

Play

Film

Novel
4 Who narrates The Last White Man?

Anders

An unnamed third-person narrator

Mohsin Hamid

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

Two

Five

Three

One
6 Who is the book's protagonist?

Anders's father

Anders

There is no protagonist

Oona
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

He is evicted from his home

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

His phone camera

Oona turns to him and screams

He checks his reflection in a spoon

An instant film camera
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?

Indifference

Joy

Anger

Shock
12 How does Anders react to turning brown?

He tries to kill himself

He stays home for a week

He googles the cause of the change

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

Simile

Foreshadowing

Metonymy

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 if he needs anything

He asks for a doctor's note

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

His father

Oona's mother

His mother

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

Auditory imagery

Visual 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?

Indifference

Grief

Anxiety

Hopefulness
19 What brings Oona back to town?

Her father dies

Her twin brother dies

Her mother dies

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

Masseuse

Chef

Personal trainer

Yoga instructor
21 What is Anders's profession?

Yoga instructor

Basketball player

Mechanic

Personal trainer
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 refuses to see him

She is reluctant to get involved

She laughs spitefully
23 What is Oona's preferred means of transport?

Bicycle

Running

Car

Subway
24 To what is Anders's home likened?

A mobile home

A cabin

A spaceship

A dump
25 What is the main possession Anders owns?

Coffee machines

Dumbbells

Plants

Books

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