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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Borders," what does Lalami say grew after Spain transitioned from a dictatorship to a democracy starting in 1975?
(a) Political tension between Spain and France.
(b) Economic disparities between Spain and Morocco.
(c) Language barriers between the Spanish and the Moroccans.
(d) Economic disparities between France and Spain.

2. While Lalami lived in Koreatown, she writes that Govern Pete Wilson ran in favor of Prop 187. What did this policy propose to do in regards to immigrants?
(a) Prop 187 proposed to built a longer wall on the California-Mexico border.
(b) Prop 187 would deny undocumented immigrants access to public education and healthcare.
(c) Prop 187 proposed to deport all undocumented immigrants within five years.
(d) Prop 187 would deny visas to all incoming immigrants.

3. After Operation Hold the Line apprehensions at the border decreased, what increased?
(a) The number of visa applicants.
(b) The number of nearby illegal crossings.
(c) The number of people applying for citizenship.
(d) The number of people applying to be border patrol agents.

4. What is one of the strict rules of Islam Lalami says she learned in middle school?
(a) She learned she was not allowed to be seen in public.
(b) She learned that she could not eat certain foods.
(c) She learned that men had authority over women and acted as their guardians.
(d) She learned that she could no longer go to school.

5. How many checkpoints like the one in Sierra Blanca does Lalami say are in the United States in the chapter "Borders"?
(a) 13.
(b) 136.
(c) 52.
(d) 653.

Short Answer Questions

1. What issue did Lalami encounter in her first apartment in L.A.?

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

3. Rather than trying to assimilate to indigenous tribes, what did Europeans and early American settlers do to the natives?

4. Why did residents of Arivaca, Arizona set up a watch group at a border, according to Lalami in "Borders"?

5. Approximately what percent of enslaved people brought to America does Lalami say were Muslim in "Faith"?

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