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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 still dress like they do in Korea.
(d) Koreans refuse to socialize with Americans.

3. At the time of Trump's promise of a Muslim ban, how long had it been since a national of the countries in the ban perpetrated an attack on U.S. soil?
(a) Over 100 years.
(b) Less than 5 years.
(c) Approximately 10 years.
(d) At least 40 years.

4. What does Lalami say things like poll taxes and literacy tests succeed at doing?
(a) Repressing the female vote.
(b) Ensuring high voter turnout.
(c) Ensuring voter equity.
(d) Repressing the Black and brown vote.

5. What did someone ask Lalami via email after her first book was published?
(a) If she was a Muslim or a human being.
(b) If she was related to any terrorists.
(c) If she was a terrorist.
(d) If she was with the U.S. or against them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing George W. Bush did, which Lalami suggests made Muslims feel "seen and heard for the first time" (8) in "Allegiance"?

2. Which presidential candidate does Lalami say called Americans "foolish," "dumb," and "very, very stupid" (21)?

3. In "Assimilation," Lalami cites a New York Times article complaining that Chinese people do not assimilate like other cultures did. What year was this article published?

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

5. Whom did the 1924 Johnson Reed Act ban from immigrating to the United States?

(see the answer key)

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