1. What border wall does Lalami describe seeing when she was on her way from L.A. to El Paso in the chapter "Borders"?
(a) Canada-United States.
(b) California-Mexico.
(c) Florida-Mexico.
(d) Texas-Mexico.

2. At what percent does Lalami say Latinx children are becoming proficient in English?
(a) 45%.
(b) 90%.
(c) 100%.
(d) 15%.

3. Under which administration was Operation Hold the Line, which allowed for increased Border Patrol presence?
(a) Obama.
(b) Bush.
(c) Nixon.
(d) Clinton.

4. What does Lalami say was the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit?
(a) Lalami says the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit was to find Muslims to deport.
(b) Lalami says the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit was to create new jobs in the city.
(c) Lalami says the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit was to curb hate crimes against Muslims.
(d) Lalami says the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit was to spy on Muslims.

5. In "Border," Lalami writes that by 1953 the border zone was expanded from 25 miles to how may miles?
(a) 35.
(b) 50.
(c) 100.
(d) 75.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Assimilation," Lalami cites a New York Times article complaining that Chinese people do not assimilate like other cultures did. What year was this article published?

2. In "Assimilation," what example did Lalami's airplane seatmate give of Koreans in Gardena, California refusing to assimilate?

3. How many vehicle stops did the group in Arivaca, Arizona note?

4. After a steel fence was built at the California-Mexico border the number of illegal crossings declined, while the number of what increased?

5. What country ruled Morocco when Lalami's mother was born in 1941?

(see the answer key)

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