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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did someone ask Lalami via email after her first book was published?
(a) If she was a terrorist.
(b) If she was with the U.S. or against them.
(c) If she was related to any terrorists.
(d) If she was a Muslim or a human being.

2. Who does Lalami say was most impacted by the 1980s crack epidemic?
(a) Muslim communities.
(b) Black communities.
(c) Rural white communities.
(d) Urban white communities.

3. Lalami cites a poll at the end of "Faith," in which how many people said they would not vote for a Muslim presidential candidate?
(a) 15%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 4%.
(d) 85%.

4. 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.

5. Rather than trying to assimilate to indigenous tribes, what did Europeans and early American settlers do to the natives?
(a) They found ways to work with the natives and honor their differences.
(b) They took children from families and sent them to boarding schools to learn their religion and culture.
(c) They sent indigenous peoples to Europe.
(d) They stayed away from all indigenous peoples.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion was Lalami's mother forced to follow after being sent to an orphanage after her parents died?

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

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

4. Who does Lalami say was most impacted by the opioid epidemic?

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

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