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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which presidential candidate does Lalami say called Americans "foolish," "dumb," and "very, very stupid" (21)?
(a) Obama.
(b) Trump.
(c) Bush.
(d) McCain.

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

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

4. After a steel fence was built at the California-Mexico border the number of illegal crossings declined, while the number of what increased?
(a) Passport applications.
(b) Citizenship ceremonies.
(c) Legal crossings.
(d) Immigrant deaths.

5. Why did the U.S. repatriate 2 million Mexicans in the 1930s?
(a) There was a global pandemic.
(b) They wanted to go home.
(c) They were being blamed for the economic downturn.
(d) Mexico demanded they be sent back.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Melilla's border different from when Lalami was a child?

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

3. What does Lalami say happened as a result of the opioid epidemic?

4. What administration in 1990 enacted a law that would allow more immigrants to apply for visas?

5. What does Lalami say is the "absence of race" (94) in "Tribe"?

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