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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lalami say things like poll taxes and literacy tests succeed at doing?
(a) Repressing the Black and brown vote.
(b) Ensuring voter equity.
(c) Ensuring high voter turnout.
(d) Repressing the female vote.

2. What is one thing George W. Bush did, which Lalami suggests made Muslims feel "seen and heard for the first time" (8) in "Allegiance"?
(a) He nominated a Muslim Vice President.
(b) He invited Talat Othman to deliver Muslim prayer at the Republican National Convention.
(c) He nominated the first Muslim Supreme Court justice.
(d) He brought to light the media's negative portrayal of Muslims.

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?
(a) She was giving blood at a nearby mosque.
(b) She was in the midst of a Q&A at a reading of her latest novel.
(c) She was at a cafe ordering a coffee.
(d) She was at the university heading to work.

4. How many visas does Lalami say are issued to people from Muslim-majority countries on Trump's ban list?
(a) 0.
(b) 70,000.
(c) 275.
(d) 40.

5. Lalami ends the chapter, "Allegiance," stating that "there is nothing more American" (28) than doing what?
(a) Forgetting the past.
(b) Learning from one's mistakes.
(c) Wasting money.
(d) Banning immigrants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Lalami's mother-in-law living with her at the time of the twin tower attacks?

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

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

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

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

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