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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lalami say people from poor countries who immigrate are called in "Assimilation"?
(a) Immigrants.
(b) Expats.
(c) Newbies.
(d) Migrants.

2. Which presidential administration does Lalami cite as starting the war on drugs, which resulted in mass incarceration of Black Americans?
(a) Reagan.
(b) Bush.
(c) Nixon.
(d) Clinton.

3. In what state does Lalami say George W. Bush received 45,000 Muslim votes?
(a) Georgia.
(b) California.
(c) Florida.
(d) Texas.

4. After Operation Hold the Line apprehensions at the border decreased, what increased?
(a) The number of visa applicants.
(b) The number of people applying for citizenship.
(c) The number of people applying to be border patrol agents.
(d) The number of nearby illegal crossings.

5. In "Allegiance," what does Lalami says happens to Arabs and Muslims when they question the U.S. war in Afghanistan or Iraq?
(a) People become suspicious of them.
(b) People confide in them that they feel that same way.
(c) People tell them to go back to their country.
(d) People are interested in understanding why.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Tribe," what does Lalami say about the way non-white people are often treated in public spaces, particularly those "characterized as elite" (107)?

3. In "Assimilation," what reason does Lalami cite for why enslaved peoples were not taught to read?

4. Which group was stopped the most at the Arivaca, Arizona checkpoint?

5. In 2010, after campaign for a write in option on the census marked "Other" what were Arabs informed would happen if they checked other and wrote in Arab?

(see the answer key)

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