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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which presidential administration does Lalami cite as starting the war on drugs, which resulted in mass incarceration of Black Americans?
(a) Clinton.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Bush.
(d) Reagan.

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

5. In "Borders," what does Lalami say Spain began to do in 1991 after more Moroccans sought work in Melilla?
(a) Spain imposed more visa restrictions.
(b) Spain offered incentives to companies in Melilla to hire only those who live in Melilla.
(c) Spain hired more Moroccans to work in Melilla.
(d) Spain offered incentives to companies in Melilla to hire Moroccans because they could pay them less.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lalami suspect audience members would not ask a white writer about?

2. What is one reason Lalami is taken aback when the woman in the audience at her reading of her novel asked about ISIS?

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

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

5. Which group was stopped the most at the Arivaca, Arizona checkpoint?

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