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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of "Faith," what does Lalami say her daughter told her she wanted to be?
(a) A social justice activist.
(b) A linguist.
(c) President.
(d) A doctor.

2. Which Al Quaeda leader did Al-Khalayalah join after his release from prison in 2001?
(a) Abu Musab al-Zarquawi.
(b) Tim Osman.
(c) King Hussein.
(d) Osama bin-Laden.

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

4. In what year did Morocco gain its independence?
(a) 1997.
(b) 2013.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1956.

5. What does Lalami say Muslims in America are required to do after an ISIS attack?
(a) Attend prayers at a mosque.
(b) Hide out at home until things blow over.
(c) Condemn terrorism.
(d) Leave the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately what percent of enslaved people brought to America does Lalami say were Muslim in "Faith"?

2. 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?

3. What percentage of "religious-bias crimes" (14) targeted Muslims in 2007?

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

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

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