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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the start of "Borders," Lalami describes being stopped at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint in what state?
(a) California.
(b) Washington.
(c) Florida.
(d) Texas.

2. What does Lalami say is the "absence of race" (94) in "Tribe"?
(a) White.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Black.
(d) Asian.

3. When a woman in the audience asks Lalami about her upbringing in Morocco, what topic did the conversation shift to?
(a) Moroccan cuisine.
(b) Moroccan politics.
(c) Moroccan feminist scholars.
(d) ISIS.

4. Who asked Lalaimi's husband how many camels he had to trade to make her his wife in "Allegiance"?
(a) A police officer in Texas.
(b) A border agent at L.A. International Airport.
(c) A police officer in California.
(d) A border agent at the Hong Kong International Airport.

5. What are some things Lalami's says are discussed when a white person commits a mass killing?
(a) The suspects lifestyle and education level.
(b) The suspects mental health, family upbringing, and personal challenges.
(c) The suspects history of criminal activity and propensity for violence.
(d) The suspects level of wealth and job status.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lalami say Muslims in America are required to do after an ISIS attack?

2. What religion was Lalami's mother forced to follow after being sent to an orphanage after her parents died?

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

4. In "Border," Lalami writes that by 1953 the border zone was expanded from 25 miles to how may miles?

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

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