The Last White Man Quizzes

The Last White Man Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Last White Man?

Anders

Mohsin Hamid

Anders's Father

Oona
2 Where is The Last White Man set?

Britain

Australia

An unnamed country

United States
3 What form does The Last White Man take?

Film

Novel

Short story

Play
4 Who narrates The Last White Man?

An unnamed third-person narrator

Mohsin Hamid

An unnamed first-person narrator

Anders
5 How many parts is the book divided into?

Two

Five

Three

One
6 Who is the book's protagonist?

Anders's father

There is no protagonist

Anders

Oona
7 How is Anders identified in the opening sentence?

A Black man

A white man

An Asian man

A Caucasian male
8 What happens to Anders at the beginning of the story?

His skin turns white

He is evicted from his home

His father dies

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

Oona turns to him and screams

He checks his reflection in a spoon

His phone camera

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

A broken mirror

A small barrier

A person's manner of walking

A faithful dog
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 googles the cause of the change

He stays home for a week

He tries to kill himself

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

Metaphor

Foreshadowing

Metonymy

Simile
14 How does Anders's boss respond to him calling in sick to work?

He asks for a doctor's note

He asks if he needs anything

He tells him to drink lots of fluids

He tells him he'd better be dying
15 Who did Anders's car once belong to?

Oona

His mother

Oona's mother

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

Visual imagery

Metonymy

Olfactory imagery

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

His boss

His aunt

His deceased mother

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

Anxiety

Indifference

Grief

Hopefulness
19 What brings Oona back to town?

Her twin brother dies

She changes color and must leave the city

Her mother dies

Her father dies
20 What is Oona's profession?

Chef

Personal trainer

Masseuse

Yoga instructor
21 What is Anders's profession?

Yoga instructor

Basketball player

Personal trainer

Mechanic
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 rushes over and weeps in his lap

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

Car

Bicycle

Subway

Running
24 To what is Anders's home likened?

A cabin

A spaceship

A dump

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

Coffee machines

Dumbbells

Plants

Books

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