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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What administration in 1990 enacted a law that would allow more immigrants to apply for visas?
(a) Bush.
(b) Clinton.
(c) Trump.
(d) Obama.

2. In what ways does Lalami say assimilation of immigrants was not required when she was growing up in Morocco?
(a) Moroccans and French immigrants did not associate with one another.
(b) French immigrants were lauded for their cultural differences.
(c) French immigrants were not required to change their language or clothing styles.
(d) French immigrants were not allowed to stay for long periods in Morocco.

3. At the end of "Faith," what does Lalami say her daughter told her she wanted to be?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A linguist.
(c) President.
(d) A social justice activist.

4. In what year did Morocco gain its independence?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1956.
(c) 2013.
(d) 1985.

5. What was the median household income for white families in 2017?
(a) $45,876.
(b) $25,812.
(c) $98,743.
(d) $61,372.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country does Lalami say tends to place blame on poor people for their state of poverty?

2. What race does Lalami say constitutes the majority of welfare recipients in "Caste"?

3. In "Borders," Lalami writes that the Melilla border wall separates what?

4. Why did the U.S. repatriate 2 million Mexicans in the 1930s?

5. In "Assimilation," Lalami cites a New York Times article complaining that Chinese people do not assimilate like other cultures did. What year was this article published?

(see the answer key)

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