Conditional Citizens Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Laila Lalami
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Conditional Citizens Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Laila Lalami
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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. How does Lalami say her editor responded when a famous columnist asked her to sit on his lap?
(a) He told Lalami she should do what she is told.
(b) He fired the columnist.
(c) He laughed.
(d) He told the columnist to be respectul.

2. Which United States presidential administration does Lalami say helped to fund the Mujahideen when ISIS leaders joined them in Afghanistan?
(a) The Nixon administration.
(b) The Clinton administration.
(c) The Bush administration.
(d) The Reagan administration.

3. In "Caste," what does Lalami say gave her "access to elite groups" (127) despite growing up poor?
(a) Getting good grades.
(b) Shunning poor students.
(c) Being fluent in French.
(d) Wearing fancy clothes.

4. In "Caste," what does Lalami say about women and silence?
(a) Women are encouraged to speak up and speak out.
(b) The feminist movement put an end to the history of silencing women.
(c) Silence is considered a natural condition of women.
(d) Silent women are looked upon with suspicion.

5. What Jefferson quote does Lalami note at the end of "Do Not Despair This Country"?
(a) “It is better to be alone than in bad company."
(b) "I do not despair of this country."
(c) "Institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times."
(d) "All men are created equal."

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Border," Lalami writes that by 1953 the border zone was expanded from 25 miles to how may miles?

2. Under which administration was Operation Hold the Line, which allowed for increased Border Patrol presence?

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

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

5. At what percent does Lalami say Latinx children are becoming proficient in English?

(see the answer key)

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