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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lalami doing at the start of "Faith" when a woman in the audience asked about her upbringing in Morocco?
(a) Teaching a class.
(b) Leading a discussion panel about Moroccan politics.
(c) Being interviewed for a talk show.
(d) Giving a reading from her latest novel.

2. At the start of "Tribe," Lalami states that white people tend to be uncomfortable discussing what subject?
(a) Gender.
(b) Sex.
(c) Race.
(d) Politics.

3. What does Lalami say is the "absence of race" (94) in "Tribe"?
(a) White.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Asian.
(d) Black.

4. According to Lalami in the chapter "Borders," how many Americans live in a border zone?
(a) 10 million.
(b) 200 million.
(c) 2 million.
(d) .5 million.

5. What did Glenn Beck ask of Muslim-American politician Keith Ellison when he spoke about ending the war in Iraq?
(a) Glenn Beck asked Keith Ellison to go back to his own country.
(b) Glenn Beck asked Keith Ellison to give him three good reasons the U.S. did not belong in Iraq or Afghanistan.
(c) Glenn Beck asked Keith Ellison to explain how the war could be safely ended.
(d) Glenn Beck asked Keith Ellison to prove he was not working with the terrorists.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many checkpoints like the one in Sierra Blanca does Lalami say are in the United States in the chapter "Borders"?

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

3. What are some reasons Lalami cites for the Muslim religion being virtually erased after enslaved Muslims were brought to the U.S.?

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

5. Which Amendment, passed in 1868, gave Blacks citizenship status?

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