The Last White Man Quizzes

The Last White Man Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Last White Man?
Oona

Anders

Mohsin Hamid

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?
Short story

Film

Novel

Play
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?
One

Five

Two

Three
6 Who is the book's protagonist?
Oona

There is no protagonist

Anders's father

Anders
7 How is Anders identified in the opening sentence?
An Asian man

A Caucasian male

A white man

A Black 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?
His phone camera

Oona turns to him and screams

An instant film camera

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

A small barrier

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?
Anger

Indifference

Joy

Shock
12 How does Anders react to turning brown?
He googles the cause of the change

He immediately goes out to the doctor

He stays home for a week

He tries to kill himself
13 "...like a sea creature that should not exist" is an example of what literary device?
Metaphor

Metonymy

Foreshadowing

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

He tells him he'd better be dying

He asks if he needs anything

He tells him to drink lots of fluids
15 Who did Anders's car once belong to?
Oona

His father

Oona's mother

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

Olfactory imagery

Metonymy

Auditory imagery
17 Who does Anders wish he could speak to about his change?
His boss

His deceased mother

His father

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

Grief

Hopefulness

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

Her father dies

Her twin brother dies

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

Personal trainer

Chef

Yoga instructor
21 What is Anders's profession?
Mechanic

Personal trainer

Yoga instructor

Basketball player
22 How does Oona respond to Anders's distress when he calls to tell her he has changed?
She refuses to see him

She rushes over and weeps in his lap

She laughs spitefully

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

Car

Running

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

A cabin

A spaceship

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

Books

Coffee machines

Dumbbells

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