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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Tribe".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lalami say people from poor countries who immigrate are called in "Assimilation"?
(a) Immigrants.
(b) Migrants.
(c) Expats.
(d) Newbies.

2. Why does Lalami say Trump's ban of North Koreans entering the country was a deceitful move?
(a) Because people from North Korea do not like to travel to America.
(b) Because he knew it would not be enforced.
(c) Because North Korea already prevents its people from leaving their homeland.
(d) Because North Korea is a Muslim-majority country.

3. What is Lalami doing at the start of "Faith" when a woman in the audience asked about her upbringing in Morocco?
(a) Giving a reading from her latest novel.
(b) Teaching a class.
(c) Being interviewed for a talk show.
(d) Leading a discussion panel about Moroccan politics.

4. What year was the case against Amado Martinez-Fuerte?
(a) 1976.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2016.
(d) 1996.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Borders," what does Lalami say grew after Spain transitioned from a dictatorship to a democracy starting in 1975?

2. What famous American was one of the most vocal in questioning Obama's citizenship?

3. What border wall does Lalami say Reagan condemned during his presidency?

4. In "Borders," Lalami writes that the Melilla border wall separates what?

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

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