The Last White Man Quizzes

The Last White Man Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Last White Man?
Oona

Anders's Father

Anders

Mohsin Hamid
2 Where is The Last White Man set?
Britain

United States

An unnamed country

Australia
3 What form does The Last White Man take?
Novel

Short story

Play

Film
4 Who narrates The Last White Man?
Anders

An unnamed first-person narrator

Mohsin Hamid

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

Two

Five

Three
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 white man

A Black man

A Caucasian male

An Asian man
8 What happens to Anders at the beginning of the story?
His father dies

He is evicted from his home

His skin turns brown

His skin turns white
9 What does Anders use to first confirm his transformation?
He checks his reflection in a spoon

Oona turns to him and screams

An instant film camera

His phone camera
10 Which answer best defines "gait"?
A faithful dog

A person's manner of walking

A small barrier

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

Shock

Joy

Indifference
12 How does Anders react to turning brown?
He tries to kill himself

He googles the cause of the change

He immediately goes out to the doctor

He stays home for a week
13 "...like a sea creature that should not exist" is an example of what literary device?
Metonymy

Metaphor

Foreshadowing

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

He asks for a doctor's note

He asks if he needs anything

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

His father

Oona

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

Olfactory imagery

Auditory imagery

Metonymy
17 Who does Anders wish he could speak to about his change?
His deceased mother

His aunt

His boss

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

Grief

Anxiety

Indifference
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?
Masseuse

Chef

Personal trainer

Yoga instructor
21 What is Anders's profession?
Basketball player

Yoga instructor

Personal trainer

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 is reluctant to get involved

She laughs spitefully

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

Car

Bicycle

Running
24 To what is Anders's home likened?
A dump

A cabin

A spaceship

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

Dumbbells

Coffee machines

Plants

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