The Last White Man Quizzes

The Last White Man Quiz 1

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

Mohsin Hamid

Anders

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

Play

Novel

Short story
4 Who narrates The Last White Man?
An unnamed third-person narrator

An unnamed first-person narrator

Anders

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

Two

One

Five
6 Who is the book's protagonist?
Anders

There is no protagonist

Anders's father

Oona
7 How is Anders identified in the opening sentence?
A white man

A Black man

A Caucasian male

An Asian man
8 What happens to Anders at the beginning of the story?
His father dies

His skin turns brown

He is evicted from his home

His skin turns white
9 What does Anders use to first confirm his transformation?
Oona turns to him and screams

His phone camera

He checks his reflection in a spoon

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

A small barrier

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?
Joy

Shock

Indifference

Anger
12 How does Anders react to turning brown?
He stays home for a week

He googles the cause of the change

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

Simile

Foreshadowing

Metonymy
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 asks if he needs anything

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

Oona

His mother

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

Metonymy

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 twin brother dies

She changes color and must leave the city

Her mother dies

Her father dies
20 What is Oona's profession?
Masseuse

Personal trainer

Yoga instructor

Chef
21 What is Anders's profession?
Yoga instructor

Basketball player

Mechanic

Personal trainer
22 How does Oona respond to Anders's distress when he calls to tell her he has changed?
She is reluctant to get involved

She rushes over and weeps in his lap

She laughs spitefully

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

Subway

Bicycle

Car
24 To what is Anders's home likened?
A spaceship

A mobile home

A dump

A cabin
25 What is the main possession Anders owns?
Coffee machines

Dumbbells

Books

Plants

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