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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 does Lalami say people from industrialized countries who immigrate are called in "Assimilation"?
(a) Immigrants.
(b) Migrants.
(c) Refugees.
(d) Expats.

2. How old was Lalami's daughter when they moved to Casablanca where she could learn to speak Arab?
(a) 16.
(b) 9.
(c) 13.
(d) 3.

3. What race does Lalami say are often characterized as constituting the majority of welfare recipients?
(a) Blacks.
(b) Asians.
(c) Latinx.
(d) Whites.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What term did Robin DiAngelo term which refers to the umbrage she claims many whites react with when being told that they likely profit from systemic racism?

2. 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).

3. When a woman in the audience asks Lalami about her upbringing in Morocco, what topic did the conversation shift to?

4. In "Assimilation," what reason does Lalami cite for why enslaved peoples were not taught to read?

5. Which United States presidential administration does Lalami say helped to fund the Mujahideen when ISIS leaders joined them in Afghanistan?

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