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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Lalami in "Tribe," Blacks are disproportionately denied mortgage loans compared to their white counterparts despite what act?
(a) The Equal Access Act.
(b) The Equitable Homes Act.
(c) The Fair Housing Act.
(d) The Homestead Act.

2. What term did Peggy McIntosh term which refers to “a range of systemic unearned advantages that benefit white people” (98).
(a) White anxiety.
(b) White power.
(c) White privilege.
(d) White fragility.

3. What are some things Lalami says Border patrol agents are allowed to ask for at U.S. checkpoints?
(a) Bribes.
(b) Family criminal history.
(c) Online browsing history and passwords to social media accounts.
(d) Personal favors in exchange for letting someone cross the border.

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

5. Which Al Quaeda leader did Al-Khalayalah join after his release from prison in 2001?
(a) Abu Musab al-Zarquawi.
(b) King Hussein.
(c) Tim Osman.
(d) Osama bin-Laden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous American was one of the most vocal in questioning Obama's citizenship?

2. Who does Lalami say was most impacted by the 1980s crack epidemic?

3. What are some things Lalami's says are discussed when a white person commits a mass killing?

4. How is Melilla's border different from when Lalami was a child?

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

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