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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Lalami lived in Koreatown, she writes that Govern Pete Wilson ran in favor of Prop 187. What did this policy propose to do in regards to immigrants?
(a) Prop 187 would deny undocumented immigrants access to public education and healthcare.
(b) Prop 187 proposed to deport all undocumented immigrants within five years.
(c) Prop 187 would deny visas to all incoming immigrants.
(d) Prop 187 proposed to built a longer wall on the California-Mexico border.

2. Which 1790 act described in "Tribe," limited citizenship to "free white persons" (103)?
(a) The Free White Persons Act.
(b) The Immigration Act.
(c) The Citizenship Act.
(d) The Naturalization Act.

3. In "Borders," what does Lalami say grew after Spain transitioned from a dictatorship to a democracy starting in 1975?
(a) Economic disparities between France and Spain.
(b) Political tension between Spain and France.
(c) Economic disparities between Spain and Morocco.
(d) Language barriers between the Spanish and the Moroccans.

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

5. In what year was citizenship extended to Native Americans?
(a) 1724.
(b) 1864.
(c) 2014.
(d) 1924.

Short Answer Questions

1. What issue did Lalami encounter in her first apartment in L.A.?

2. In "Borders," what does Lalami say Spain began to do in 1991 after more Moroccans sought work in Melilla?

3. Rather than trying to assimilate to indigenous tribes, what did Europeans and early American settlers do to the natives?

4. In "Tribe," what does Lalami say about the way non-white people are often treated in public spaces, particularly those "characterized as elite" (107)?

5. In "Allegiance," how many leads does Lalami say the NYPD Demographics Unit generated in six years?

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