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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 year does Laila Lalami say she became a U.S. citizen in "Allegiance"?
(a) 2016.
(b) 2020.
(c) 1994.
(d) 2000.

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

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

4. In what state does Lalami say George W. Bush received 45,000 Muslim votes?
(a) Texas.
(b) California.
(c) Florida.
(d) Georgia.

5. What did Lalaimi come to the United States to study?
(a) Literature.
(b) Linguistics.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Political Science.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what ways does Lalami say she lives in the so-called gray zone in the chapter "Faith"?

2. When a woman in the audience asks Lalami about her upbringing in Morocco, what topic did the conversation shift to?

3. What country ruled Morocco when Lalami's mother was born in 1941?

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

5. What changes did Lalami witness when she was in middle school and social conservatism took hold in Morocco?

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