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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the start of "Tribe," Lalami states that white people tend to be uncomfortable discussing what subject?
(a) Race.
(b) Politics.
(c) Sex.
(d) Gender.

2. In "Tribe," what category does Lalami say Arabs fall under in the U.S.?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Other.
(d) Asian.

3. What border wall does Lalami describe seeing when she was on her way from L.A. to El Paso in the chapter "Borders"?
(a) Texas-Mexico.
(b) Florida-Mexico.
(c) Canada-United States.
(d) California-Mexico.

4. What changes did Lalami witness when she was in middle school and social conservatism took hold in Morocco?
(a) Women stopped wearing headscarves and refused to marry.
(b) More women began to wear headscarves and more people attended mosques.
(c) Parents began to arrange marriage for their daughters at a very young age.
(d) Fewer people got married or had children.

5. In what ways does Lalami say assimilation of immigrants was not required when she was growing up in Morocco?
(a) Moroccans and French immigrants did not associate with one another.
(b) French immigrants were not required to change their language or clothing styles.
(c) French immigrants were not allowed to stay for long periods in Morocco.
(d) French immigrants were lauded for their cultural differences.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Lalami doing at the start of "Faith" when a woman in the audience asked about her upbringing in Morocco?

3. What box does Lalami say she used to check when first confronted with American paperwork that included a section on race?

4. What does Lalami suspect audience members would not ask a white writer about?

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

(see the answer key)

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