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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Lalami say Trump's ban of North Koreans entering the country was a deceitful move?
(a) Because North Korea already prevents its people from leaving their homeland.
(b) Because North Korea is a Muslim-majority country.
(c) Because he knew it would not be enforced.
(d) Because people from North Korea do not like to travel to America.

3. What percentage of "religious-bias crimes" (14) targeted Muslims in 2007?
(a) 98%.
(b) 27%.
(c) 72%.
(d) 2%.

4. When Obama was running for president, Lalami says a women in a town hall told John McCain she could not trust Obama. What reason did she cite for this distrust?
(a) He was Black.
(b) He was Arab.
(c) He was too young.
(d) He was not a U.S. citizen.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Allegiance," what does Lalami says happens to Arabs and Muslims when they question the U.S. war in Afghanistan or Iraq?

3. Who asked Lalaimi's husband how many camels he had to trade to make her his wife in "Allegiance"?

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

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

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