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

2. 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) Clinton.
(d) Nixon.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Lalami say things like poll taxes and literacy tests succeed at doing?

3. In what state does Lalami say George W. Bush received 45,000 Muslim votes?

4. In "Allegiance," how many leads does Lalami say the NYPD Demographics Unit generated in six years?

5. Who shot nine people at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church according to Lalami in "Faith"?

(see the answer key)

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