1. What is something Lalami says she and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford have in common?
(a) They graduated from UCLA.
(b) They lived in Koreatown.
(c) They worked at Channel One news.
(d) They have one daughter.

2. What event does Lalami believe got her fired from her first post-grad school job in L.A.?
(a) She was almost always late for work.
(b) She missed several important deadlines.
(c) She refused to hug a TV producer.
(d) She refused to go on a date with her editor.

3. Lalami ends the chapter, "Allegiance," stating that "there is nothing more American" (28) than doing what?
(a) Banning immigrants.
(b) Forgetting the past.
(c) Learning from one's mistakes.
(d) Wasting money.

4. Which presidential administration does Lalami cite as starting the war on drugs, which resulted in mass incarceration of Black Americans?
(a) Bush.
(b) Reagan.
(c) Clinton.
(d) Nixon.

5. How many visas does Lalami say are issued to people from Muslim-majority countries on Trump's ban list?
(a) 40.
(b) 275.
(c) 70,000.
(d) 0.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lalami, the following is a definition of what: “a system that gives members of the dominant group both immediate and generational benefits that are not accessible to members of non-dominant groups” (99).

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

3. In "Caste," what does Lalami cite as an example of policy which worked to oppress the Black vote?

4. Which Amendment, passed in 1868, gave Blacks citizenship status?

5. In "Assimilation," what example did Lalami's airplane seatmate give of Koreans in Gardena, California refusing to assimilate?

(see the answer key)

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