The Last White Man Quizzes

The Last White Man Quiz 1

By Maxwell Olson · Edited by James Cooper · Last reviewed June 29, 2023

1 Who wrote The Last White Man?

Anders

Mohsin Hamid

Oona

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

Australia

Britain

An unnamed country

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

Film

Short story

Play

Novel
4 Who narrates The Last White Man?

Anders

An unnamed third-person narrator

An unnamed first-person narrator

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

One

Three

Two

Five
6 Who is the book's protagonist?

There is no protagonist

Anders's father

Oona

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 father dies

His skin turns brown

His skin turns white

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

He checks his reflection in a spoon

Oona turns to him and screams

An instant film camera

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

A small barrier

A broken mirror

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?

Shock

Anger

Joy

Indifference
12 How does Anders react to turning brown?

He tries to kill himself

He googles the cause of the change

He stays home for a week

He immediately goes out to the doctor
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 for a doctor's note

He asks if he needs anything

He tells him he'd better be dying

He tells him to drink lots of fluids
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?

Metonymy

Auditory imagery

Visual imagery

Olfactory 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?

Indifference

Anxiety

Hopefulness

Grief
19 What brings Oona back to town?

Her mother dies

Her twin brother dies

Her father dies

She changes color and must leave the city
20 What is Oona's profession?

Personal trainer

Masseuse

Yoga instructor

Chef
21 What is Anders's profession?

Yoga instructor

Mechanic

Basketball player

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 refuses to see him

She laughs spitefully

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

Bicycle

Subway

Running

Car
24 To what is Anders's home likened?

A spaceship

A mobile home

A cabin

A dump
25 What is the main possession Anders owns?

Coffee machines

Dumbbells

Books

Plants

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