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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Al Quaeda leader did Al-Khalayalah join after his release from prison in 2001?
(a) King Hussein.
(b) Osama bin-Laden.
(c) Abu Musab al-Zarquawi.
(d) Tim Osman.

2. What country ruled Morocco when Lalami's mother was born in 1941?
(a) Spain.
(b) Portugal.
(c) France.
(d) The United States.

3. At the start of "Borders," Lalami describes being stopped at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint in what state?
(a) California.
(b) Texas.
(c) Florida.
(d) Washington.

4. In "Assimilation," what example did Lalami's airplane seatmate give of Koreans in Gardena, California refusing to assimilate?
(a) Koreans refuse to eat American cuisine.
(b) Korean families send their kids to school to learn Korean.
(c) Koreans refuse to socialize with Americans.
(d) Koreans still dress like they do in Korea.

5. Lalami ends the chapter, "Allegiance," stating that "there is nothing more American" (28) than doing what?
(a) Forgetting the past.
(b) Wasting money.
(c) Learning from one's mistakes.
(d) Banning immigrants.

6. What does Lalami suspect audience members would not ask a white writer about?
(a) The Quran.
(b) The KKK.
(c) Black History Month.
(d) The Civil War.

7. Which group was stopped the most at the Arivaca, Arizona checkpoint?
(a) Black motorists.
(b) White motorists.
(c) Asian motorists.
(d) LatinX motorists.

8. What year was the case against Amado Martinez-Fuerte?
(a) 2016.
(b) 1996.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1976.

9. What administration in 1990 enacted a law that would allow more immigrants to apply for visas?
(a) Obama.
(b) Clinton.
(c) Trump.
(d) Bush.

10. In "Borders," what example does Lalami cite of the increasingly divisive rhetoric coming from the Trump administration in regards to border walls?
(a) A border wall would separate decent people from criminals.
(b) A border wall would separate the educated from the uneducated.
(c) A border wall would separate cleanliness from pollution.
(d) A border wall would separate bad laws from good laws.

11. What is Lalami doing at the start of "Faith" when a woman in the audience asked about her upbringing in Morocco?
(a) Leading a discussion panel about Moroccan politics.
(b) Giving a reading from her latest novel.
(c) Teaching a class.
(d) Being interviewed for a talk show.

12. What border wall does Lalami say Nixon condemned during his presidency?
(a) The Great Wall of China.
(b) The Mexico-United States Border Wall.
(c) The Melilla border wall in Morocco.
(d) The Berlin Wall in Germany.

13. Which presidential candidate does Lalami say called Americans "foolish," "dumb," and "very, very stupid" (21)?
(a) McCain.
(b) Trump.
(c) Bush.
(d) Obama.

14. Which presidential candidate does Lalami say had to go to great lengths to show his love for America?
(a) Trump.
(b) McCain.
(c) Bush.
(d) Obama.

15. Under which administration was Operation Hold the Line, which allowed for increased Border Patrol presence?
(a) Clinton.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Obama.
(d) Bush.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Borders," what does Lalami say grew after Spain transitioned from a dictatorship to a democracy starting in 1975?

3. In what ways does Lalami say she lives in the so-called gray zone in the chapter "Faith"?

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

5. Who accompanied Lalami to her citizenship ceremony at the Pomona Fairplex in Los Angeles?

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