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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much do white women make per every dollar a man makes, according to Lalami in "Caste"?
(a) $1.35.
(b) 30 cents.
(c) $1.00.
(d) 80 cents.

2. In "Tribe," what does Lalami say about the way non-white people are often treated in public spaces, particularly those "characterized as elite" (107)?
(a) They are treated as ordinary.
(b) They are virtually invisible.
(c) They are monitored.
(d) They are praised.

3. What does Lalami suspect audience members would not ask a white writer about?
(a) The KKK.
(b) Black History Month.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) The Quran.

4. What year did Arabs begin to petition for their own separate box on the U.S. census?
(a) 2019.
(b) 1990.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1890.

5. What was the median household income for white families in 2017?
(a) $61,372.
(b) $98,743.
(c) $45,876.
(d) $25,812.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of "Borders," Lalami describes being stopped at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint in what state?

2. How many checkpoints like the one in Sierra Blanca does Lalami say are in the United States in the chapter "Borders"?

3. What does Lalami say Muslims in America are required to do after an ISIS attack?

4. Approximately what percent of enslaved people brought to America does Lalami say were Muslim in "Faith"?

5. What year was the case against Amado Martinez-Fuerte?

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