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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Caste" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lalami cites a poll at the end of "Faith," in which how many people said they would not vote for a Muslim presidential candidate?
(a) 4%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 15%.
(d) 85%.

2. What does Lalami say happens after an ISIS attack?
(a) None of her friends will talk to her.
(b) Hate crimes against Muslims increase.
(c) People act nicer to Muslims for fear they will harm them.
(d) Muslims are fired from their jobs.

3. In "Faith," Lalami cites an article in Dabiq magazined entitled "The Extinction of the Gray Zone." What did this article praise?
(a) Lalami's novel, Moor's Account for its historical account of the enslavement of Muslims.
(b) The September 11 attacks for inspiring a new group of Islam militants.
(c) The Boston Marathon bombing for increasing security at large events.
(d) The Iraq War for attempting to bring democracy to Iraq.

4. What changes did Lalami witness when she was in middle school and social conservatism took hold in Morocco?
(a) Women stopped wearing headscarves and refused to marry.
(b) Fewer people got married or had children.
(c) Parents began to arrange marriage for their daughters at a very young age.
(d) More women began to wear headscarves and more people attended mosques.

5. Who shot nine people at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church according to Lalami in "Faith"?
(a) Nikolas Cruz.
(b) Dylann Roof.
(c) Morgan Roof.
(d) Al-Zarquawi.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1992, Pat Buchanan ran for the Republican nomination saying he was focused on preserving what?

2. What border wall does Lalami say Nixon condemned during his presidency?

3. What border wall does Lalami say Reagan condemned during his presidency?

4. Under which presidential administration was the war in Iraq launched?

5. What is one reason Lalami is taken aback when the woman in the audience at her reading of her novel asked about ISIS?

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