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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Caste" .
Multiple Choice Questions
1. At the end of "Faith," what does Lalami say her daughter told her she wanted to be?
(a) A social justice activist.
(b) A linguist.
(c) A doctor.
(d) President.
2. In "Allegiance," what does Lalami say contradicted Bush's claim that the Islam faith is not "the face of terror"(14)?
(a) His policy banning of Muslim internationals.
(b) His policy deporting Muslim citizens in the U.S.
(c) His administration's attempt to close down mosques.
(d) His declaration that if you were not with the U.S. you were against us.
3. In "Assimilation," what example did Lalami's airplane seatmate give of Koreans in Gardena, California refusing to assimilate?
(a) Koreans refuse to eat American cuisine.
(b) Koreans still dress like they do in Korea.
(c) Koreans refuse to socialize with Americans.
(d) Korean families send their kids to school to learn Korean.
4. In "Caste," what does Lalami say gave her "access to elite groups" (127) despite growing up poor?
(a) Shunning poor students.
(b) Being fluent in French.
(c) Getting good grades.
(d) Wearing fancy clothes.
5. In "Allegiance," how many leads does Lalami say the NYPD Demographics Unit generated in six years?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) Zero.
(d) Dozens.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which presidential administration does Lalami cite as starting the war on drugs, which resulted in mass incarceration of Black Americans?
2. Lalami ends the chapter, "Allegiance," stating that "there is nothing more American" (28) than doing what?
3. What is Lalami doing at the start of "Faith" when a woman in the audience asked about her upbringing in Morocco?
4. What does Lalami say happens after an ISIS attack?
5. What is one thing George W. Bush did, which Lalami suggests made Muslims feel "seen and heard for the first time" (8) in "Allegiance"?
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