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

2. At the end of "Allegiance," Lalami says that the place where she received her citizenship was used for what during World War II?
(a) Japanese internment.
(b) It served as a food pantry.
(c) Making weapons.
(d) Military training.

3. In what state does Lalami say George W. Bush received 45,000 Muslim votes?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Texas.
(c) Florida.
(d) California.

4. What changes does Lalami say began to take place at the borders after 2006 while more border fence was built?
(a) Border agents were laid off.
(b) The border became more militarized.
(c) Mexico-American relations became more strained.
(d) Illegal crossings increased.

5. In "Borders," what does Lalami say grew after Spain transitioned from a dictatorship to a democracy starting in 1975?
(a) Economic disparities between France and Spain.
(b) Language barriers between the Spanish and the Moroccans.
(c) Political tension between Spain and France.
(d) Economic disparities between Spain and Morocco.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lalami say happened as a result of the crack epidemic in the 1980s?

2. Why was Lalami's mother-in-law living with her at the time of the twin tower attacks?

3. What country ruled Morocco when Lalami's mother was born in 1941?

4. In what year was the first mosque built in America after Syrian and Lebanese homesteaders arrived in the country?

5. What does Lalami write happened to Blasey Ford after she came forward?

(see the answer key)

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