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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the U.S. repatriate 2 million Mexicans in the 1930s?
(a) There was a global pandemic.
(b) Mexico demanded they be sent back.
(c) They were being blamed for the economic downturn.
(d) They wanted to go home.

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

3. In what country was Laila Lalami born?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Egypt.

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

5. What does Lalami say things like poll taxes and literacy tests succeed at doing?
(a) Ensuring voter equity.
(b) Repressing the female vote.
(c) Repressing the Black and brown vote.
(d) Ensuring high voter turnout.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was George W. Bush scheduled to do the afternoon of September 11, 2001?

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

3. In what year does Laila Lalami say she became a U.S. citizen in "Allegiance"?

4. What changes does Lalami say began to take place at the borders after 2006 while more border fence was built?

5. What group did ISIS founder Ahmed Fadhil al-Nazal al-Khalaylah join after dropping out of high school?

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