The Last White Man Quizzes

The Last White Man Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Last White Man?
Anders

Anders's Father

Oona

Mohsin Hamid
2 Where is The Last White Man set?
Australia

United States

An unnamed country

Britain
3 What form does The Last White Man take?
Novel

Play

Film

Short story
4 Who narrates The Last White Man?
Anders

An unnamed first-person narrator

An unnamed third-person narrator

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

One

Two

Three
6 Who is the book's protagonist?
Anders

There is no protagonist

Oona

Anders's father
7 How is Anders identified in the opening sentence?
A Caucasian male

A white man

An Asian man

A Black man
8 What happens to Anders at the beginning of the story?
His father dies

His skin turns white

He is evicted from his home

His skin turns brown
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 person's manner of walking

A small barrier

A faithful dog

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

Joy

Anger

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

He stays home for a week

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

Foreshadowing

Metonymy

Simile
14 How does Anders's boss respond to him calling in sick to work?
He asks if he needs anything

He tells him he'd better be dying

He tells him to drink lots of fluids

He asks for a doctor's note
15 Who did Anders's car once belong to?
His mother

Oona's mother

His father

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

Visual imagery

Metonymy

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

His father

His aunt

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

Indifference

Hopefulness

Grief
19 What brings Oona back to town?
Her father dies

Her twin brother dies

Her mother dies

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

Personal trainer

Masseuse

Yoga instructor
21 What is Anders's profession?
Mechanic

Personal trainer

Basketball player

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

She is reluctant to get involved

She laughs spitefully

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

Car

Subway

Running
24 To what is Anders's home likened?
A cabin

A dump

A spaceship

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

Dumbbells

Plants

Books

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