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

Oona

Mohsin Hamid

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

Britain

Australia

United States

An unnamed country
3 What form does The Last White Man take?

Short story

Play

Film

Novel
4 Who narrates The Last White Man?

Anders

An unnamed first-person narrator

Mohsin Hamid

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

Three

Five

Two

One
6 Who is the book's protagonist?

There is no protagonist

Oona

Anders's father

Anders
7 How is Anders identified in the opening sentence?

An Asian man

A Black man

A Caucasian male

A white man
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?

An instant film camera

Oona turns to him and screams

His phone camera

He checks his reflection in a spoon
10 Which answer best defines "gait"?

A small barrier

A broken mirror

A faithful dog

A person's manner of walking
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 stays home for a week

He googles the cause of the change

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

Simile

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

He asks if he needs anything

He tells him to drink lots of fluids

He asks for a doctor's note

He tells him he'd better be dying
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?

Olfactory imagery

Auditory imagery

Metonymy

Visual 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?

Grief

Hopefulness

Indifference

Anxiety
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?

Yoga instructor

Personal trainer

Chef

Masseuse
21 What is Anders's profession?

Personal trainer

Basketball player

Mechanic

Yoga instructor
22 How does Oona respond to Anders's distress when he calls to tell her he has changed?

She laughs spitefully

She is reluctant to get involved

She refuses to see him

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

Car

Bicycle

Running

Subway
24 To what is Anders's home likened?

A cabin

A mobile home

A dump

A spaceship
25 What is the main possession Anders owns?

Plants

Dumbbells

Coffee machines

Books

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