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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What group did ISIS founder Ahmed Fadhil al-Nazal al-Khalaylah join after dropping out of high school?
(a) Al Quaeda.
(b) Taliban.
(c) Al Shabab.
(d) The Mujahideen.

2. At the end of "Faith," what does Lalami say her daughter told her she wanted to be?
(a) A social justice activist.
(b) President.
(c) A linguist.
(d) A doctor.

3. What famous American was one of the most vocal in questioning Obama's citizenship?
(a) John McCain.
(b) Arnold Schwarzenegger.
(c) Donald Trump.
(d) Kanye West.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shot nine people at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church according to Lalami in "Faith"?

2. When Obama was running for president, Lalami says a women in a town hall told John McCain she could not trust Obama. What reason did she cite for this distrust?

3. Which United States presidential administration does Lalami say helped to fund the Mujahideen when ISIS leaders joined them in Afghanistan?

4. At the end of "Allegiance," Lalami says that the place where she received her citizenship was used for what during World War II?

5. In "Allegiance," what does Lalami say contradicted Bush's claim that the Islam faith is not "the face of terror"(14)?

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