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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 what ways does Lalami say she lives in the so-called gray zone in the chapter "Faith"?
(a) She is Muslim but she does not wear a headscarf.
(b) She is Muslim but she does not talk to other people about her religion.
(c) She is Muslim, but has not been home in over 20 years.
(d) She is Muslim, but she does not follow strict dietary laws on rituals.

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

3. What does Lalami note about the 5 freeway where the Canadian border is?
(a) It is a major route for drug trafficking.
(b) It is falling apart.
(c) There are no border patrol agents there.
(d) There is a steel border fence along it.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Glenn Beck ask of Muslim-American politician Keith Ellison when he spoke about ending the war in Iraq?

2. Why was there a border at the city of Melilla in Morocco which Lalami recalls from her childhood?

3. What is Lalami doing at the start of "Faith" when a woman in the audience asked about her upbringing in Morocco?

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

5. What border wall does Lalami say Nixon condemned during his presidency?

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