The Last White Man Quizzes

The Last White Man Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Last White Man?

Anders

Oona

Anders's Father

Mohsin Hamid
2 Where is The Last White Man set?

United States

An unnamed country

Britain

Australia
3 What form does The Last White Man take?

Play

Film

Novel

Short story
4 Who narrates The Last White Man?

An unnamed first-person narrator

Anders

An unnamed third-person narrator

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

Five

Two

One

Three
6 Who is the book's protagonist?

Anders

There is no protagonist

Oona

Anders's father
7 How is Anders identified in the opening sentence?

A Caucasian male

A Black man

An Asian man

A white man
8 What happens to Anders at the beginning of the story?

His skin turns brown

He is evicted from his home

His skin turns white

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

He checks his reflection in a spoon

His phone camera

An instant film camera

Oona turns to him and screams
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

Foreshadowing

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?

His mother

Oona

His father

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

Visual imagery

Metonymy

Auditory imagery

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?

Grief

Hopefulness

Anxiety

Indifference
19 What brings Oona back to town?

She changes color and must leave the city

Her father dies

Her mother dies

Her twin brother dies
20 What is Oona's profession?

Chef

Personal trainer

Masseuse

Yoga instructor
21 What is Anders's profession?

Basketball player

Mechanic

Personal trainer

Yoga instructor
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 is reluctant to get involved

She rushes over and weeps in his lap
23 What is Oona's preferred means of transport?

Bicycle

Running

Subway

Car
24 To what is Anders's home likened?

A spaceship

A cabin

A mobile home

A dump
25 What is the main possession Anders owns?

Dumbbells

Coffee machines

Plants

Books

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