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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Border," Lalami writes that by 1953 the border zone was expanded from 25 miles to how may miles?
(a) 100.
(b) 35.
(c) 75.
(d) 50.

2. Why was Lalami's impoverished state during grad school different from others in her apartment building?
(a) She expected to get a well-paying job when she finished school.
(b) Her poverty was intentional as she had chosen to give up all material possessions.
(c) She made far less than other tenants in her building.
(d) She could rarely pay rent on time.

3. Lalami begins the chapter "Tribe" with a conversation she had with her daughter while reading what book?
(a) Where the Wild Things Are.
(b) The Boxcar Children.
(c) Huckleberry Finn.
(d) The Black Stallion.

4. What was Amado Martinez-Fuerte charged with?
(a) Illegally transporting aliens.
(b) Refusing to cooperate with border agents.
(c) Trying to submit a phony passport.
(d) Drug trafficking.

5. What country ruled Morocco when Lalami's mother was born in 1941?
(a) The United States.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What border wall does Lalami describe seeing when she was on her way from L.A. to El Paso in the chapter "Borders"?

2. Which United States presidential administration does Lalami say helped to fund the Mujahideen when ISIS leaders joined them in Afghanistan?

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

4. At what percent does Lalami say Latinx children are becoming proficient in English?

5. Who accompanied Lalami to her citizenship ceremony at the Pomona Fairplex in Los Angeles?

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