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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who accompanied Lalami to her citizenship ceremony at the Pomona Fairplex in Los Angeles?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her husband.

2. In what country was Laila Lalami born?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Iraq.

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

4. What are some reasons Lalami cites for the Muslim religion being virtually erased after enslaved Muslims were brought to the U.S.?
(a) Enslaved Muslims were forced to give up their religion and their names were changed.
(b) Schools were banned from teaching about the history of Muslims in America.
(c) All Muslims were later sent back to their homeland.
(d) Muslims did not discuss their religion openly.

5. Under which administration was Operation Hold the Line, which allowed for increased Border Patrol presence?
(a) Clinton.
(b) Bush.
(c) Obama.
(d) Nixon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lalami cites a poll at the end of "Faith," in which how many people said they would not vote for a Muslim presidential candidate?

2. In "Assimilation," what example did Lalami's airplane seatmate give of Koreans in Gardena, California refusing to assimilate?

3. What country ruled Morocco when Lalami's mother was born in 1941?

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

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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