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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which presidential administration does Lalami cite as starting the war on drugs, which resulted in mass incarceration of Black Americans?
(a) Clinton.
(b) Reagan.
(c) Bush.
(d) Nixon.

3. In what year does Laila Lalami say she became a U.S. citizen in "Allegiance"?
(a) 2020.
(b) 2016.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1994.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of "Allegiance," Lalami says that the place where she received her citizenship was used for what during World War II?

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

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

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

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