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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lalami receive in exchange for her alien-registration card at her citizenship ceremony?
(a) A slice of Apple pie.
(b) Sheet music for the Star Spangled Banner.
(c) An American eagle token.
(d) A miniature American flag.

2. At what percent does Lalami say Latinx children are becoming proficient in English?
(a) 45%.
(b) 90%.
(c) 15%.
(d) 100%.

3. What did Glenn Beck ask of Muslim-American politician Keith Ellison when he spoke about ending the war in Iraq?
(a) Glenn Beck asked Keith Ellison to explain how the war could be safely ended.
(b) Glenn Beck asked Keith Ellison to give him three good reasons the U.S. did not belong in Iraq or Afghanistan.
(c) Glenn Beck asked Keith Ellison to prove he was not working with the terrorists.
(d) Glenn Beck asked Keith Ellison to go back to his own country.

4. Why does Lalami say Trump's ban of North Koreans entering the country was a deceitful move?
(a) Because people from North Korea do not like to travel to America.
(b) Because he knew it would not be enforced.
(c) Because North Korea already prevents its people from leaving their homeland.
(d) Because North Korea is a Muslim-majority country.

5. What issue did Lalami encounter in her first apartment in L.A.?
(a) Cockroaches.
(b) Mice.
(c) A flea infestation.
(d) A leaky ceiling.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of "Faith," what does Lalami say her daughter told her she wanted to be?

3. In "Tribe," who does Lalami say is the only constituency Trump never faulted for anything?

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

5. What country ruled Morocco when Lalami's mother was born in 1941?

(see the answer key)

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