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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What border wall does Lalami say Nixon condemned during his presidency?
(a) The Melilla border wall in Morocco.
(b) The Mexico-United States Border Wall.
(c) The Great Wall of China.
(d) The Berlin Wall in Germany.

2. What is one thing George W. Bush did, which Lalami suggests made Muslims feel "seen and heard for the first time" (8) in "Allegiance"?
(a) He invited Talat Othman to deliver Muslim prayer at the Republican National Convention.
(b) He nominated the first Muslim Supreme Court justice.
(c) He brought to light the media's negative portrayal of Muslims.
(d) He nominated a Muslim Vice President.

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

4. What was George W. Bush scheduled to do the afternoon of September 11, 2001?
(a) He was to read a book about diversity to a preschool class.
(b) He was to meet with Arab and Muslim leaders.
(c) He was to deliver his state of the union address.
(d) He was to throw the first pitch at the World Series.

5. Under which presidential administration was the war in Iraq launched?
(a) Reagan.
(b) Bush.
(c) Clinton.
(d) Nixon.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of "Faith," what does Lalami say her daughter told her she wanted to be?

2. Which presidential administration does Lalami cite as starting the war on drugs, which resulted in mass incarceration of Black Americans?

3. In "Borders," what does Lalami say Spain began to do in 1991 after more Moroccans sought work in Melilla?

4. Lalami ends the chapter "Borders," saying that border walls have been monuments of what?

5. Why does Lalami say Trump's ban of North Koreans entering the country was a deceitful move?

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