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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Inheritance," and "Do Not Despair This Country" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lalaimi come to the United States to study?
(a) Linguistics.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Political Science.
(d) Literature.

2. What does Lalami note about the 5 freeway where the Canadian border is?
(a) It is falling apart.
(b) It is a major route for drug trafficking.
(c) There are no border patrol agents there.
(d) There is a steel border fence along it.

3. What is one reason Lalami is taken aback when the woman in the audience at her reading of her novel asked about ISIS?
(a) Her thoughts on ISIS are clearly laid out in her novel.
(b) Lalami began the discussion by saying she did not wish to discuss ISIS.
(c) She had been in the U.S. for 20 years and ISIS was a recently formed terrorist organization.
(d) She had already talked about ISIS at the reading.

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

5. What is Lalami doing at the start of "Faith" when a woman in the audience asked about her upbringing in Morocco?
(a) Giving a reading from her latest novel.
(b) Being interviewed for a talk show.
(c) Leading a discussion panel about Moroccan politics.
(d) Teaching a class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the median household income for Black households in 2017?

2. What did someone ask Lalami via email after her first book was published?

3. Which 1790 act described in "Tribe," limited citizenship to "free white persons" (103)?

4. What does Christine Blasey Ford accused the Supreme Court nominee of doing?

5. What does Lalami suspect audience members would not ask a white writer about?

(see the answer key)

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