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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Allegiance," how many leads does Lalami say the NYPD Demographics Unit generated in six years?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Dozens.
(c) Thousands.
(d) Zero.

2. In "Allegiance," what does Lalami says happens to Arabs and Muslims when they question the U.S. war in Afghanistan or Iraq?
(a) People confide in them that they feel that same way.
(b) People tell them to go back to their country.
(c) People become suspicious of them.
(d) People are interested in understanding why.

3. In "Allegiance," what does Lalami say contradicted Bush's claim that the Islam faith is not "the face of terror"(14)?
(a) His declaration that if you were not with the U.S. you were against us.
(b) His policy banning of Muslim internationals.
(c) His policy deporting Muslim citizens in the U.S.
(d) His administration's attempt to close down mosques.

4. Who asked Lalaimi's husband how many camels he had to trade to make her his wife in "Allegiance"?
(a) A police officer in Texas.
(b) A police officer in California.
(c) A border agent at L.A. International Airport.
(d) A border agent at the Hong Kong International Airport.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lalami say was the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit?

2. In what year does Laila Lalami say she became a U.S. citizen in "Allegiance"?

3. 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?

4. What does Lalami say things like poll taxes and literacy tests succeed at doing?

5. Lalami ends the chapter, "Allegiance," stating that "there is nothing more American" (28) than doing what?

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