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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 are some things Lalami says Border patrol agents are allowed to ask for at U.S. checkpoints?
(a) Family criminal history.
(b) Personal favors in exchange for letting someone cross the border.
(c) Bribes.
(d) Online browsing history and passwords to social media accounts.

2. What term did Peggy McIntosh term which refers to “a range of systemic unearned advantages that benefit white people” (98).
(a) White anxiety.
(b) White privilege.
(c) White power.
(d) White fragility.

3. What is one way that Lalami suggests equal voting rights can be achieved?
(a) Banning literacy tests.
(b) Providing free transpiration on voting days.
(c) Putting an end to poll taxes.
(d) Making election days a holiday so people can have paid time off work to vote.

4. Who accompanied Lalami to her citizenship ceremony at the Pomona Fairplex in Los Angeles?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her husband.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which presidential candidate does Lalami say called Americans "foolish," "dumb," and "very, very stupid" (21)?

2. How does Lalami say her editor responded when a famous columnist asked her to sit on his lap?

3. What does Lalami say people from poor countries who immigrate are called in "Assimilation"?

4. According to Lalami in the chapter "Borders," how many Americans live in a border zone?

5. During Dr. Ford's testimony, what did she say she could never forget about the night in question?

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