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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the strict rules of Islam Lalami says she learned in middle school?
(a) She learned she was not allowed to be seen in public.
(b) She learned that she could not eat certain foods.
(c) She learned that men had authority over women and acted as their guardians.
(d) She learned that she could no longer go to school.

2. Why was there a border at the city of Melilla in Morocco which Lalami recalls from her childhood?
(a) Because Melilla was part of Spain.
(b) Because Melilla was controlled by France.
(c) Because all cities in Morocco had borders.
(d) Because Melilla was part of the United States.

3. When a woman in the audience asks Lalami about her upbringing in Morocco, what topic did the conversation shift to?
(a) Moroccan politics.
(b) Moroccan cuisine.
(c) ISIS.
(d) Moroccan feminist scholars.

4. At the time of Trump's promise of a Muslim ban, how long had it been since a national of the countries in the ban perpetrated an attack on U.S. soil?
(a) Approximately 10 years.
(b) Less than 5 years.
(c) At least 40 years.
(d) Over 100 years.

5. In what year did Morocco gain its independence?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1985.
(c) 2013.
(d) 1997.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What border wall does Lalami say Reagan condemned during his presidency?

3. What did someone ask Lalami via email after her first book was published?

4. What famous American was one of the most vocal in questioning Obama's citizenship?

5. How much do Black women make per every dollar a man makes, according to Lalami in "Caste"?

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