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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lalami suspect audience members would not ask a white writer about?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) The Quran.
(c) Black History Month.
(d) The KKK.

2. What country did ISIS founder Ahmed Fadhil al-Nazal al-Khalaylah go to Afghanistan to help fight against?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Soviet Union.
(c) China.
(d) The United States.

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

4. How much do Black women make per every dollar a man makes, according to Lalami in "Caste"?
(a) 99 cents.
(b) 85 cents.
(c) 25 cents.
(d) 65 cents.

5. Approximately what percent of enslaved people brought to America does Lalami say were Muslim in "Faith"?
(a) 55%.
(b) 90%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 2%.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. What does Lalami say people from poor countries who immigrate are called in "Assimilation"?

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

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