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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lalaimi come to the United States to study?
(a) Political Science.
(b) Linguistics.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Literature.

2. Which presidential candidate does Lalami say had to go to great lengths to show his love for America?
(a) Trump.
(b) McCain.
(c) Obama.
(d) Bush.

3. What two adjectives does Lalami use to describe the "fiction" (112) of race?
(a) Alarming and Useless.
(b) Alluring and Frail.
(c) Seductive and Elastic.
(d) Foolish and Crippling.

4. Who does Lalami say was most impacted by the opioid epidemic?
(a) Muslim communities.
(b) Rural white communities.
(c) Black communities.
(d) Urban white communities.

5. Under which presidential administration was the war in Iraq launched?
(a) Clinton.
(b) Reagan.
(c) Bush.
(d) Nixon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which presidential candidate does Lalami say called Americans "foolish," "dumb," and "very, very stupid" (21)?

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

3. Which Al Quaeda leader did Al-Khalayalah join after his release from prison in 2001?

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

5. What does Lalami say she observed in Marfa, where she arrived after being stopped at the Sierra Blanca border?

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