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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 something Lalami says she and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford have in common?
(a) They graduated from UCLA.
(b) They have one daughter.
(c) They worked at Channel One news.
(d) They lived in Koreatown.

2. In "Assimilation," what reason does Lalami cite for why enslaved peoples were not taught to read?
(a) They already knew how to read.
(b) It was believed that literacy would lead to rebellion.
(c) They showed no interest in learning to read.
(d) There were no teachers available.

3. At the time of Trump's promise of a Muslim ban, how long had it been since a national of the countries in the ban perpetrated an attack on U.S. soil?
(a) Over 100 years.
(b) Less than 5 years.
(c) At least 40 years.
(d) Approximately 10 years.

4. Why did residents of Arivaca, Arizona set up a watch group at a border, according to Lalami in "Borders"?
(a) To stop illegal border crossings.
(b) To help the border agents because they lost funding.
(c) Because of an increase in racial profiling.
(d) To help immigrants cross over illegally.

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. How much was Lalami's first apartment in Los Angeles, which she describes at the start of "Caste"?

2. Which 1790 act described in "Tribe," limited citizenship to "free white persons" (103)?

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

4. Lalami suggests that a common American perception that Arabs and Muslims are inferior comes from what source?

5. Who asked Lalaimi's husband how many camels he had to trade to make her his wife in "Allegiance"?

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