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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Border," Lalami writes that by 1953 the border zone was expanded from 25 miles to how may miles?
(a) 35.
(b) 100.
(c) 50.
(d) 75.

2. What border wall does Lalami say Reagan condemned during his presidency?
(a) The Berlin Wall in Germany.
(b) The Great Wall of China.
(c) The Melilla border wall in Morocco.
(d) The Mexico-United States Border Wall.

3. In what year did Morocco gain its independence?
(a) 1985.
(b) 2013.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1997.

4. 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) 1790.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1990.
(d) 2009.

5. Under which administration was Operation Hold the Line, which allowed for increased Border Patrol presence?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Bush.
(c) Clinton.
(d) Obama.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Assimilation," what example did Lalami's airplane seatmate give of Koreans in Gardena, California refusing to assimilate?

2. In what country was Laila Lalami born?

3. In "Allegiance," how many leads does Lalami say the NYPD Demographics Unit generated in six years?

4. At the start of "Borders," Lalami describes being stopped at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint in what state?

5. Who accompanied Lalami to her citizenship ceremony at the Pomona Fairplex in Los Angeles?

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