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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Caste," what does Lalami cite as an example of policy which worked to oppress the Black vote?
(a) Banning Black people from voting if white people were in line.
(b) The implementation of poll taxes.
(c) Sending Black people to separate voting stations that were often too far to get to.
(d) Only advertising election days and time to white people.

2. After a steel fence was built at the California-Mexico border the number of illegal crossings declined, while the number of what increased?
(a) Passport applications.
(b) Legal crossings.
(c) Immigrant deaths.
(d) Citizenship ceremonies.

3. In what year was the first mosque built in America after Syrian and Lebanese homesteaders arrived in the country?
(a) 2003.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1865.

4. How does Lalami describe California's attitude toward the poor at the start of "Caste"?
(a) She says California is particularly hostile toward the poor.
(b) She says California relies on the poor for government funding.
(c) She says California relies on the poor to do low-paying work.
(d) She says California is particularly generous toward the poor.

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?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1790.
(d) 2009.

Short Answer Questions

1. What border wall does Lalami describe seeing when she was on her way from L.A. to El Paso in the chapter "Borders"?

2. What administration in 1990 enacted a law that would allow more immigrants to apply for visas?

3. What changes did Lalami witness when she was in middle school and social conservatism took hold in Morocco?

4. After the Martinez-Fuerte case, the Supreme Court ruled it was okay to pull aside people based on what?

5. How is Melilla's border different from when Lalami was a child?

(see the answer key)

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