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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Tribe," who does Lalami say is the only constituency Trump never faulted for anything?
(a) Latinx.
(b) Blacks.
(c) Whites.
(d) Women.

2. What does Lalami say things like poll taxes and literacy tests succeed at doing?
(a) Repressing the Black and brown vote.
(b) Ensuring voter equity.
(c) Repressing the female vote.
(d) Ensuring high voter turnout.

3. Who does Lalami say was most impacted by the opioid epidemic?
(a) Urban white communities.
(b) Black communities.
(c) Muslim communities.
(d) Rural white communities.

4. What does Lalami say Muslims in America are required to do after an ISIS attack?
(a) Condemn terrorism.
(b) Hide out at home until things blow over.
(c) Leave the country.
(d) Attend prayers at a mosque.

5. Lalami ends the chapter, "Allegiance," stating that "there is nothing more American" (28) than doing what?
(a) Wasting money.
(b) Learning from one's mistakes.
(c) Banning immigrants.
(d) Forgetting the past.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Laila Lalami say she became a U.S. citizen in "Allegiance"?

2. After the Martinez-Fuerte case, the Supreme Court ruled it was okay to pull aside people based on what?

3. At the time of Trump's promise of a Muslim ban, how long had it been since a national of the countries in the ban perpetrated an attack on U.S. soil?

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?

5. What does Lalami say happened as a result of the crack epidemic in the 1980s?

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