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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which presidential candidate does Lalami say called Americans "foolish," "dumb," and "very, very stupid" (21)?
(a) Bush.
(b) Trump.
(c) McCain.
(d) Obama.

2. What does Lalami suspect audience members would not ask a white writer about?
(a) The KKK.
(b) The Quran.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) Black History Month.

3. 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 a terrorist.
(c) If she was related to any terrorists.
(d) If she was with the U.S. or against them.

4. In "Faith," Lalami cites an article in Dabiq magazined entitled "The Extinction of the Gray Zone." What did this article praise?
(a) The Boston Marathon bombing for increasing security at large events.
(b) The Iraq War for attempting to bring democracy to Iraq.
(c) The September 11 attacks for inspiring a new group of Islam militants.
(d) Lalami's novel, Moor's Account for its historical account of the enslavement of Muslims.

5. Who shot nine people at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church according to Lalami in "Faith"?
(a) Al-Zarquawi.
(b) Dylann Roof.
(c) Nikolas Cruz.
(d) Morgan Roof.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what ways does Lalami say she lives in the so-called gray zone in the chapter "Faith"?

2. Which United States presidential administration does Lalami say helped to fund the Mujahideen when ISIS leaders joined them in Afghanistan?

3. Lalami suggests that a common American perception that Arabs and Muslims are inferior comes from what source?

4. What changes did Lalami witness when she was in middle school and social conservatism took hold in Morocco?

5. What is one reason Lalami is taken aback when the woman in the audience at her reading of her novel asked about ISIS?

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