The Last White Man Quizzes

The Last White Man Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Last White Man?
Anders

Oona

Mohsin Hamid

Anders's Father
2 Where is The Last White Man set?
An unnamed country

Britain

United States

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

Novel

Film

Short story
4 Who narrates The Last White Man?
Mohsin Hamid

An unnamed first-person narrator

Anders

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

Five

Three

Two
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 white man

An Asian man

A Black man

A Caucasian male
8 What happens to Anders at the beginning of the story?
His skin turns white

His father dies

His skin turns brown

He is evicted from his home
9 What does Anders use to first confirm his transformation?
His phone camera

He checks his reflection in a spoon

Oona turns to him and screams

An instant film camera
10 Which answer best defines "gait"?
A broken mirror

A person's manner of walking

A faithful dog

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

Joy

Shock

Anger
12 How does Anders react to turning brown?
He immediately goes out to the doctor

He stays home for a week

He tries to kill himself

He googles the cause of the change
13 "...like a sea creature that should not exist" is an example of what literary device?
Simile

Foreshadowing

Metaphor

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?
His mother

His father

Oona

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

Olfactory imagery

Visual imagery

Auditory imagery
17 Who does Anders wish he could speak to about his change?
His father

His aunt

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?
Indifference

Anxiety

Grief

Hopefulness
19 What brings Oona back to town?
Her father dies

Her mother dies

She changes color and must leave the city

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

Chef

Yoga instructor

Personal trainer
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 laughs spitefully

She refuses to see him

She rushes over and weeps in his lap

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

Car

Bicycle

Subway
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

Coffee machines

Dumbbells

Plants

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