The Last White Man Quizzes

The Last White Man Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Last White Man?
Anders's Father

Mohsin Hamid

Oona

Anders
2 Where is The Last White Man set?
Britain

United States

Australia

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

Short story

Film

Novel
4 Who narrates The Last White Man?
Mohsin Hamid

Anders

An unnamed third-person narrator

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

Two

One

Five
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?
A white man

An Asian man

A Caucasian male

A Black man
8 What happens to Anders at the beginning of the story?
His skin turns brown

His father dies

He is evicted from his home

His skin turns white
9 What does Anders use to first confirm his transformation?
He checks his reflection in a spoon

An instant film camera

His phone camera

Oona turns to him and screams
10 Which answer best defines "gait"?
A person's manner of walking

A faithful dog

A small barrier

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

Indifference

Anger

Joy
12 How does Anders react to turning brown?
He tries to kill himself

He immediately goes out to the doctor

He stays home for a week

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

Metaphor

Simile

Foreshadowing
14 How does Anders's boss respond to him calling in sick to work?
He asks for a doctor's note

He tells him to drink lots of fluids

He tells him he'd better be dying

He asks if he needs anything
15 Who did Anders's car once belong to?
His father

His mother

Oona's mother

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

Visual imagery

Auditory imagery

Metonymy
17 Who does Anders wish he could speak to about his change?
His aunt

His boss

His father

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

Anxiety

Hopefulness

Indifference
19 What brings Oona back to town?
She changes color and must leave the city

Her twin brother dies

Her father dies

Her mother dies
20 What is Oona's profession?
Chef

Yoga instructor

Personal trainer

Masseuse
21 What is Anders's profession?
Personal trainer

Mechanic

Yoga instructor

Basketball player
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 rushes over and weeps in his lap

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

Running

Car

Subway
24 To what is Anders's home likened?
A dump

A spaceship

A cabin

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

Dumbbells

Coffee machines

Books

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