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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who asked Lalaimi's husband how many camels he had to trade to make her his wife in "Allegiance"?
(a) A police officer in Texas.
(b) A border agent at the Hong Kong International Airport.
(c) A border agent at L.A. International Airport.
(d) A police officer in California.

2. Rather than trying to assimilate to indigenous tribes, what did Europeans and early American settlers do to the natives?
(a) They stayed away from all indigenous peoples.
(b) They sent indigenous peoples to Europe.
(c) They took children from families and sent them to boarding schools to learn their religion and culture.
(d) They found ways to work with the natives and honor their differences.

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

4. In 1992, Pat Buchanan ran for the Republican nomination saying he was focused on preserving what?
(a) Multiculturalism.
(b) Our Western heritage.
(c) American prosperity.
(d) American nationalism.

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) 15%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 4%.
(d) 85%.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately what percent of enslaved people brought to America does Lalami say were Muslim in "Faith"?

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

3. In "Assimilation," what example did Lalami's airplane seatmate give of Koreans in Gardena, California refusing to assimilate?

4. What percentage of "religious-bias crimes" (14) targeted Muslims in 2007?

5. Why was Lalami's mother-in-law living with her at the time of the twin tower attacks?

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