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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did someone ask Lalami via email after her first book was published?
(a) If she was related to any terrorists.
(b) If she was with the U.S. or against them.
(c) If she was a terrorist.
(d) If she was a Muslim or a human being.

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

4. Who accompanied Lalami to her citizenship ceremony at the Pomona Fairplex in Los Angeles?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which presidential administration does Lalami cite as starting the war on drugs, which resulted in mass incarceration of Black Americans?

2. What did Glenn Beck ask of Muslim-American politician Keith Ellison when he spoke about ending the war in Iraq?

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

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

5. Which presidential candidate does Lalami say had to go to great lengths to show his love for America?

(see the answer key)

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