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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Operation Hold the Line apprehensions at the border decreased, what increased?
(a) The number of people applying for citizenship.
(b) The number of nearby illegal crossings.
(c) The number of people applying to be border patrol agents.
(d) The number of visa applicants.

2. Why was there a border at the city of Melilla in Morocco which Lalami recalls from her childhood?
(a) Because all cities in Morocco had borders.
(b) Because Melilla was part of Spain.
(c) Because Melilla was part of the United States.
(d) Because Melilla was controlled by France.

3. What country ruled Morocco when Lalami's mother was born in 1941?
(a) The United States.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) Portugal.

4. 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 wear a headscarf.
(c) She is Muslim but she does not talk to other people about her religion.
(d) She is Muslim, but she does not follow strict dietary laws on rituals.

5. Lalami cites a poll at the end of "Faith," in which how many people said they would not vote for a Muslim presidential candidate?
(a) 4%.
(b) 15%.
(c) 85%.
(d) 50%.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Faith," Lalami cites an article in Dabiq magazined entitled "The Extinction of the Gray Zone." What did this article praise?

3. In "Allegiance," what does Lalami say contradicted Bush's claim that the Islam faith is not "the face of terror"(14)?

4. In what state does Lalami say George W. Bush received 45,000 Muslim votes?

5. What did talk show host Bill Maher say on his show that resulted in advertisers pulling their ads?

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