The Last White Man Quizzes

The Last White Man Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Last White Man?

Anders's Father

Anders

Mohsin Hamid

Oona
2 Where is The Last White Man set?

Britain

United States

Australia

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

Play

Film

Short story

Novel
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

Three

Five

Two
6 Who is the book's protagonist?

Oona

Anders's father

There is no protagonist

Anders
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 skin turns white

He is evicted from his home

His father dies
9 What does Anders use to first confirm his transformation?

Oona turns to him and screams

His phone camera

An instant film camera

He checks his reflection in a spoon
10 Which answer best defines "gait"?

A small barrier

A person's manner of walking

A broken mirror

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

Indifference

Shock

Joy

Anger
12 How does Anders react to turning brown?

He googles the cause of the change

He immediately goes out to the doctor

He tries to kill himself

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

Foreshadowing

Metonymy

Simile

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 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 mother

Oona

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

Metonymy

Visual imagery

Auditory imagery

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

His father

His aunt

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?

Anxiety

Hopefulness

Grief

Indifference
19 What brings Oona back to town?

Her mother dies

She changes color and must leave the city

Her twin brother dies

Her father dies
20 What is Oona's profession?

Yoga instructor

Personal trainer

Masseuse

Chef
21 What is Anders's profession?

Mechanic

Personal trainer

Basketball player

Yoga instructor
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 refuses to see him

She rushes over and weeps in his lap

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

Subway

Running

Bicycle

Car
24 To what is Anders's home likened?

A cabin

A mobile home

A dump

A spaceship
25 What is the main possession Anders owns?

Dumbbells

Plants

Books

Coffee machines

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