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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which presidential candidate does Lalami say called Americans "foolish," "dumb," and "very, very stupid" (21)?
(a) Trump.
(b) McCain.
(c) Bush.
(d) Obama.

2. At the end of "Allegiance," Lalami says that the place where she received her citizenship was used for what during World War II?
(a) Making weapons.
(b) Japanese internment.
(c) It served as a food pantry.
(d) Military training.

3. Who does Lalami say often get excluded from social programs like Social Security and Medicare?
(a) Nonwhites.
(b) Disabled people.
(c) Poor people.
(d) The Elderly.

4. What year did California begin fingerprinting welfare recipients?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1974.
(d) 2014.

5. Which Al Quaeda leader did Al-Khalayalah join after his release from prison in 2001?
(a) Osama bin-Laden.
(b) Abu Musab al-Zarquawi.
(c) King Hussein.
(d) Tim Osman.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Laila Lalami say she became a U.S. citizen in "Allegiance"?

2. In "Borders," what does Lalami say people are not protected by at U.S. entry points?

3. Who does Lalami cite in "Caste" as an anomaly for funding her own campaign with bartending money and individual donors?

4. Lalami suggests that a common American perception that Arabs and Muslims are inferior comes from what source?

5. Where was Lalami and what was she doing when she was handed a flyer by the Muslim Public Affairs Council to vote for George W. Bush?

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