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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many visas does Lalami say are issued to people from Muslim-majority countries on Trump's ban list?
(a) 40.
(b) 70,000.
(c) 275.
(d) 0.

2. In "Borders," what does Lalami say people are not protected by at U.S. entry points?
(a) The 15th Amendment right to vote.
(b) The 5th Amendment right to keep silent and not self-incriminate.
(c) The 1st Amendment which protects freedom of speech.
(d) The 4th Amendment which safeguards against illegal searches and seizures.

3. Who does Lalami say was most impacted by the 1980s crack epidemic?
(a) Muslim communities.
(b) Rural white communities.
(c) Urban white communities.
(d) Black communities.

4. In "Assimilation," what example did Lalami's airplane seatmate give of Koreans in Gardena, California refusing to assimilate?
(a) Korean families send their kids to school to learn Korean.
(b) Koreans refuse to eat American cuisine.
(c) Koreans refuse to socialize with Americans.
(d) Koreans still dress like they do in Korea.

5. What term did Robin DiAngelo term which refers to the umbrage she claims many whites react with when being told that they likely profit from systemic racism?
(a) White anxiety.
(b) White fragility.
(c) White frailty.
(d) White privilege.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What year was the case against Amado Martinez-Fuerte?

4. When a woman in the audience asks Lalami about her upbringing in Morocco, what topic did the conversation shift to?

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

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