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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term did Robin DiAngelo term which refers to the umbrage she claims many whites react with when being told that they likely profit from systemic racism?
(a) White frailty.
(b) White privilege.
(c) White anxiety.
(d) White fragility.

2. In "Assimilation," what example did Lalami's airplane seatmate give of Koreans in Gardena, California refusing to assimilate?
(a) Koreans refuse to eat American cuisine.
(b) Korean families send their kids to school to learn Korean.
(c) Koreans still dress like they do in Korea.
(d) Koreans refuse to socialize with Americans.

3. What is one reason Lalami is taken aback when the woman in the audience at her reading of her novel asked about ISIS?
(a) Lalami began the discussion by saying she did not wish to discuss ISIS.
(b) Her thoughts on ISIS are clearly laid out in her novel.
(c) She had already talked about ISIS at the reading.
(d) She had been in the U.S. for 20 years and ISIS was a recently formed terrorist organization.

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

5. What does Lalami say happens after an ISIS attack?
(a) People act nicer to Muslims for fear they will harm them.
(b) Muslims are fired from their jobs.
(c) None of her friends will talk to her.
(d) Hate crimes against Muslims increase.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which 1790 act described in "Tribe," limited citizenship to "free white persons" (103)?

2. At what percent does Lalami say Latinx children are becoming proficient in English?

3. What does Lalami suspect audience members would not ask a white writer about?

4. What does Lalami say happened as a result of the opioid epidemic?

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

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