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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Borders," and "Assimilation" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Borders," what does Lalami say grew after Spain transitioned from a dictatorship to a democracy starting in 1975?
(a) Economic disparities between France and Spain.
(b) Economic disparities between Spain and Morocco.
(c) Political tension between Spain and France.
(d) Language barriers between the Spanish and the Moroccans.

2. In what state does Lalami say George W. Bush received 45,000 Muslim votes?
(a) California.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Texas.
(d) Florida.

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

4. Where was Lalami and what was she doing when she was handed a flyer by the Muslim Public Affairs Council to vote for George W. Bush?
(a) She was giving blood at a nearby mosque.
(b) She was in the midst of a Q&A at a reading of her latest novel.
(c) She was at the university heading to work.
(d) She was at a cafe ordering a coffee.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of "Allegiance," Lalami says that the place where she received her citizenship was used for what during World War II?

2. Rather than trying to assimilate to indigenous tribes, what did Europeans and early American settlers do to the natives?

3. What year was the case against Amado Martinez-Fuerte?

4. What border wall does Lalami describe seeing when she was on her way from L.A. to El Paso in the chapter "Borders"?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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