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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Obama was running for president, Lalami says a women in a town hall told John McCain she could not trust Obama. What reason did she cite for this distrust?
(a) He was Black.
(b) He was Arab.
(c) He was not a U.S. citizen.
(d) He was too young.

2. What is one reason Lalami is taken aback when the woman in the audience at her reading of her novel asked about ISIS?
(a) She had been in the U.S. for 20 years and ISIS was a recently formed terrorist organization.
(b) She had already talked about ISIS at the reading.
(c) Her thoughts on ISIS are clearly laid out in her novel.
(d) Lalami began the discussion by saying she did not wish to discuss ISIS.

3. What administration in 1990 enacted a law that would allow more immigrants to apply for visas?
(a) Clinton.
(b) Trump.
(c) Bush.
(d) Obama.

4. In "Tribe," what category does Lalami say Arabs fall under in the U.S.?
(a) Asian.
(b) Other.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

5. Lalami ends the chapter, "Allegiance," stating that "there is nothing more American" (28) than doing what?
(a) Banning immigrants.
(b) Learning from one's mistakes.
(c) Wasting money.
(d) Forgetting the past.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lalami say Trump's ban of North Koreans entering the country was a deceitful move?

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

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

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

5. What does Lalami say people from industrialized countries who immigrate are called in "Assimilation"?

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