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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Lalami, the following is a definition of what: “a system that gives members of the dominant group both immediate and generational benefits that are not accessible to members of non-dominant groups” (99).
(a) Racism.
(b) The United States Government.
(c) Prejudice.
(d) Sexism.

2. Lalami begins the chapter "Tribe" with a conversation she had with her daughter while reading what book?
(a) Huckleberry Finn.
(b) Where the Wild Things Are.
(c) The Boxcar Children.
(d) The Black Stallion.

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

4. In what year does Laila Lalami say she became a U.S. citizen in "Allegiance"?
(a) 2020.
(b) 2016.
(c) 1994.
(d) 2000.

5. What did someone ask Lalami via email after her first book was published?
(a) If she was a Muslim or a human being.
(b) If she was with the U.S. or against them.
(c) If she was related to any terrorists.
(d) If she was a terrorist.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Borders," what example does Lalami cite of the increasingly divisive rhetoric coming from the Trump administration in regards to border walls?

2. In "Tribe," what does Lalami say about the way non-white people are often treated in public spaces, particularly those "characterized as elite" (107)?

3. In 2010, after campaign for a write in option on the census marked "Other" what were Arabs informed would happen if they checked other and wrote in Arab?

4. In "Tribe," who does Lalami say is the only constituency Trump never faulted for anything?

5. In what year was the first mosque built in America after Syrian and Lebanese homesteaders arrived in the country?

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