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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year did Arabs begin to petition for their own separate box on the U.S. census?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1990.
(c) 2019.
(d) 1890.

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

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

4. How much was Lalami's first apartment in Los Angeles, which she describes at the start of "Caste"?
(a) $450/month.
(b) $2500/month.
(c) $150/month.
(d) $950/month.

5. What does Lalami suspect audience members would not ask a white writer about?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) The KKK.
(c) The Quran.
(d) Black History Month.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Borders," what example does Lalami cite of the increasingly divisive rhetoric coming from the Trump administration in regards to border walls?

2. In what ways does Lalami say she lives in the so-called gray zone in the chapter "Faith"?

3. According to Lalami, the following is a definition of what: “a system that gives members of the dominant group both immediate and generational benefits that are not accessible to members of non-dominant groups” (99).

4. Why did residents of Arivaca, Arizona set up a watch group at a border, according to Lalami in "Borders"?

5. After Operation Hold the Line apprehensions at the border decreased, what increased?

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