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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Borders," what does Lalami say Spain began to do in 1991 after more Moroccans sought work in Melilla?
(a) Spain offered incentives to companies in Melilla to hire Moroccans because they could pay them less.
(b) Spain offered incentives to companies in Melilla to hire only those who live in Melilla.
(c) Spain hired more Moroccans to work in Melilla.
(d) Spain imposed more visa restrictions.

2. What event occurred while Lalami lived in Koreatown which made her feel closer to her neighbors?
(a) A pandemic.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A drought.
(d) A wild fire.

3. In "Caste," what does Lalami cite as an example of policy which worked to oppress the Black vote?
(a) Banning Black people from voting if white people were in line.
(b) Only advertising election days and time to white people.
(c) Sending Black people to separate voting stations that were often too far to get to.
(d) The implementation of poll taxes.

4. Lalami suggests that a common American perception that Arabs and Muslims are inferior comes from what source?
(a) Social media.
(b) American media.
(c) American textbooks.
(d) Modern art.

5. Where was Lalami and what was she doing when she was handed a flyer by the Muslim Public Affairs Council to vote for George W. Bush?
(a) She was in the midst of a Q&A at a reading of her latest novel.
(b) She was giving blood at a nearby mosque.
(c) She was at the university heading to work.
(d) She was at a cafe ordering a coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was Lalami's first apartment in Los Angeles, which she describes at the start of "Caste"?

2. In what state does Lalami say George W. Bush received 45,000 Muslim votes?

3. What year did Arabs begin to petition for their own separate box on the U.S. census?

4. In 1992, Pat Buchanan ran for the Republican nomination saying he was focused on preserving what?

5. Why did the U.S. repatriate 2 million Mexicans in the 1930s?

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