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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) Literature.
(d) Political Science.

2. What author does Lalami quote as saying, "How extremely expensive it is to be poor" (129)?
(a) Langston Hughes.
(b) James Baldwin.
(c) Maya Angelou.
(d) Richard Wright.

3. In "Allegiance," what does Lalami say contradicted Bush's claim that the Islam faith is not "the face of terror"(14)?
(a) His policy deporting Muslim citizens in the U.S.
(b) His administration's attempt to close down mosques.
(c) His declaration that if you were not with the U.S. you were against us.
(d) His policy banning of Muslim internationals.

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

5. What percentage of "religious-bias crimes" (14) targeted Muslims in 2007?
(a) 2%.
(b) 98%.
(c) 72%.
(d) 27%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What changes does Lalami say began to take place at the borders after 2006 while more border fence was built?

2. What group did ISIS founder Ahmed Fadhil al-Nazal al-Khalaylah join after dropping out of high school?

3. What does Lalami receive in exchange for her alien-registration card at her citizenship ceremony?

4. What year did Arabs begin to petition for their own separate box on the U.S. census?

5. What are some things Lalami's says are discussed when a white person commits a mass killing?

(see the answer key)

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