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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. Approximately what percent of enslaved people brought to America does Lalami say were Muslim in "Faith"?
(a) 30%.
(b) 90%.
(c) 55%.
(d) 2%.

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

3. How many vehicle stops did the group in Arivaca, Arizona note?
(a) 13.
(b) 2,379.
(c) 10,363.
(d) 450.

4. Why does Lalami say Trump's ban of North Koreans entering the country was a deceitful move?
(a) Because people from North Korea do not like to travel to America.
(b) Because North Korea already prevents its people from leaving their homeland.
(c) Because he knew it would not be enforced.
(d) Because North Korea is a Muslim-majority country.

5. In "Allegiance," what does Lalami says happens to Arabs and Muslims when they question the U.S. war in Afghanistan or Iraq?
(a) People become suspicious of them.
(b) People confide in them that they feel that same way.
(c) People tell them to go back to their country.
(d) People are interested in understanding why.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one way that Lalami suggests equal voting rights can be achieved?

2. What border wall does Lalami say Reagan condemned during his presidency?

3. What border wall does Lalami describe seeing when she was on her way from L.A. to El Paso in the chapter "Borders"?

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

5. What year was the case against Amado Martinez-Fuerte?

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