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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one reason Lalami is taken aback when the woman in the audience at her reading of her novel asked about ISIS?
(a) She had already talked about ISIS at the reading.
(b) She had been in the U.S. for 20 years and ISIS was a recently formed terrorist organization.
(c) Lalami began the discussion by saying she did not wish to discuss ISIS.
(d) Her thoughts on ISIS are clearly laid out in her novel.

2. What does Lalami say about Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett at the end of "Caste"?
(a) They have more wealth than 160 million other Americans.
(b) They have used their wealth for the greater good.
(c) They worked hard for their money.
(d) They are not as wealthy as people think.

3. In "Assimilation," what example did Lalami's airplane seatmate give of Koreans in Gardena, California refusing to assimilate?
(a) Koreans refuse to eat American cuisine.
(b) Koreans still dress like they do in Korea.
(c) Koreans refuse to socialize with Americans.
(d) Korean families send their kids to school to learn Korean.

4. According to Lalami in the chapter "Borders," how many Americans live in a border zone?
(a) .5 million.
(b) 10 million.
(c) 200 million.
(d) 2 million.

5. What author does Lalami quote as saying, "How extremely expensive it is to be poor" (129)?
(a) Richard Wright.
(b) James Baldwin.
(c) Maya Angelou.
(d) Langston Hughes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lalami say happens after an ISIS attack?

2. What was the median household income for white families in 2017?

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

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

5. After Operation Hold the Line apprehensions at the border decreased, what increased?

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