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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which presidential candidate does Lalami say had to go to great lengths to show his love for America?
(a) Bush.
(b) McCain.
(c) Obama.
(d) Trump.

3. Which United States presidential administration does Lalami say helped to fund the Mujahideen when ISIS leaders joined them in Afghanistan?
(a) The Reagan administration.
(b) The Clinton administration.
(c) The Bush administration.
(d) The Nixon administration.

4. What is one reason Lalami is taken aback when the woman in the audience at her reading of her novel asked about ISIS?
(a) She had been in the U.S. for 20 years and ISIS was a recently formed terrorist organization.
(b) Her thoughts on ISIS are clearly laid out in her novel.
(c) Lalami began the discussion by saying she did not wish to discuss ISIS.
(d) She had already talked about ISIS at the reading.

5. Under which presidential administration was the war in Iraq launched?
(a) Bush.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Reagan.
(d) Clinton.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Faith," Lalami cites an article in Dabiq magazined entitled "The Extinction of the Gray Zone." What did this article praise?

2. Lalami ends the chapter, "Allegiance," stating that "there is nothing more American" (28) than doing what?

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

4. What are some reasons Lalami cites for the Muslim religion being virtually erased after enslaved Muslims were brought to the U.S.?

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

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