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

Australia

An unnamed country

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

Novel

Play

Film

Short story
4 Who narrates The Last White Man?

An unnamed third-person narrator

Anders

Mohsin Hamid

An unnamed first-person narrator
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 Black man

An Asian man

A white 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 skin turns brown

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

He checks his reflection in a spoon

An instant film camera

Oona turns to him and screams

His phone camera
10 Which answer best defines "gait"?

A broken mirror

A faithful dog

A person's manner of walking

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

Anger

Shock
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?

Foreshadowing

Simile

Metaphor

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

He tells him to drink lots of fluids

He asks for a doctor's note

He asks if he needs anything

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

His father

His mother

Oona

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

Auditory imagery

Olfactory imagery

Metonymy

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

His aunt

His deceased mother

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

Anxiety

Grief

Indifference
19 What brings Oona back to town?

Her father dies

She changes color and must leave the city

Her twin brother dies

Her mother dies
20 What is Oona's profession?

Chef

Masseuse

Yoga instructor

Personal trainer
21 What is Anders's profession?

Basketball player

Yoga instructor

Mechanic

Personal trainer
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 laughs spitefully

She is reluctant to get involved

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

Running

Car

Subway

Bicycle
24 To what is Anders's home likened?

A cabin

A dump

A mobile home

A spaceship
25 What is the main possession Anders owns?

Coffee machines

Dumbbells

Plants

Books

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