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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 say happens after an ISIS attack?
(a) None of her friends will talk to her.
(b) Muslims are fired from their jobs.
(c) People act nicer to Muslims for fear they will harm them.
(d) Hate crimes against Muslims increase.

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

3. What two adjectives does Lalami use to describe the "fiction" (112) of race?
(a) Foolish and Crippling.
(b) Alluring and Frail.
(c) Seductive and Elastic.
(d) Alarming and Useless.

4. How does Lalami describe California's attitude toward the poor at the start of "Caste"?
(a) She says California is particularly generous toward the poor.
(b) She says California relies on the poor for government funding.
(c) She says California is particularly hostile toward the poor.
(d) She says California relies on the poor to do low-paying work.

5. What was George W. Bush scheduled to do the afternoon of September 11, 2001?
(a) He was to throw the first pitch at the World Series.
(b) He was to read a book about diversity to a preschool class.
(c) He was to deliver his state of the union address.
(d) He was to meet with Arab and Muslim leaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lalami ends the chapter, "Allegiance," stating that "there is nothing more American" (28) than doing what?

2. What race does Lalami say constitutes the majority of welfare recipients in "Caste"?

3. In "Assimilation," what reason does Lalami cite for why enslaved peoples were not taught to read?

4. What famous American was one of the most vocal in questioning Obama's citizenship?

5. In "Allegiance," what does Lalami say contradicted Bush's claim that the Islam faith is not "the face of terror"(14)?

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