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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) He was too young.
(b) He was Black.
(c) He was not a U.S. citizen.
(d) He was Arab.

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

3. What does Lalami receive in exchange for her alien-registration card at her citizenship ceremony?
(a) A miniature American flag.
(b) Sheet music for the Star Spangled Banner.
(c) A slice of Apple pie.
(d) An American eagle token.

4. Lalami ends the chapter, "Allegiance," stating that "there is nothing more American" (28) than doing what?
(a) Forgetting the past.
(b) Learning from one's mistakes.
(c) Wasting money.
(d) Banning immigrants.

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?
(a) 1790.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1890.
(d) 2009.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year was the first mosque built in America after Syrian and Lebanese homesteaders arrived in the country?

3. How many visas does Lalami say are issued to people from Muslim-majority countries on Trump's ban list?

4. What country did ISIS founder Ahmed Fadhil al-Nazal al-Khalaylah go to Afghanistan to help fight against?

5. Why was Lalami's mother-in-law living with her at the time of the twin tower attacks?

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