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Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Under which presidential administration was the war in Iraq launched?
(a) Clinton.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Bush.
(d) Reagan.

3. What is one reason Lalami offers for why countries build border walls?
(a) To keep out those who might take jobs away from natives.
(b) To protect against military occupation.
(c) To preserve native language.
(d) For aesthetics.

4. What country did ISIS founder Ahmed Fadhil al-Nazal al-Khalaylah go to Afghanistan to help fight against?
(a) The United States.
(b) China.
(c) Soviet Union.
(d) Morocco.

5. Which United States presidential administration does Lalami say helped to fund the Mujahideen when ISIS leaders joined them in Afghanistan?
(a) The Bush administration.
(b) The Clinton administration.
(c) The Reagan administration.
(d) The Nixon administration.

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

7. Who asked Lalaimi's husband how many camels he had to trade to make her his wife in "Allegiance"?
(a) A police officer in Texas.
(b) A police officer in California.
(c) A border agent at L.A. International Airport.
(d) A border agent at the Hong Kong International Airport.

8. In "Allegiance," how many leads does Lalami say the NYPD Demographics Unit generated in six years?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Dozens.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) Zero.

9. What did talk show host Bill Maher say on his show that resulted in advertisers pulling their ads?
(a) Muslims are not all terrorists.
(b) All Muslims are terrorists.
(c) The terrorists were not cowards.
(d) All Muslims were cowards.

10. Where was Lalami and what was she doing when she was handed a flyer by the Muslim Public Affairs Council to vote for George W. Bush?
(a) She was at the university heading to work.
(b) She was at a cafe ordering a coffee.
(c) She was in the midst of a Q&A at a reading of her latest novel.
(d) She was giving blood at a nearby mosque.

11. What percentage of "religious-bias crimes" (14) targeted Muslims in 2007?
(a) 2%.
(b) 27%.
(c) 98%.
(d) 72%.

12. In what ways does Lalami say she lives in the so-called gray zone in the chapter "Faith"?
(a) She is Muslim but she does not talk to other people about her religion.
(b) She is Muslim, but she does not follow strict dietary laws on rituals.
(c) She is Muslim but she does not wear a headscarf.
(d) She is Muslim, but has not been home in over 20 years.

13. What does Lalami say was the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit?
(a) Lalami says the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit was to curb hate crimes against Muslims.
(b) Lalami says the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit was to create new jobs in the city.
(c) Lalami says the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit was to spy on Muslims.
(d) Lalami says the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit was to find Muslims to deport.

14. What are some things Lalami says Border patrol agents are allowed to ask for at U.S. checkpoints?
(a) Personal favors in exchange for letting someone cross the border.
(b) Family criminal history.
(c) Online browsing history and passwords to social media accounts.
(d) Bribes.

15. In "Borders," what does Lalami say Spain began to do in 1991 after more Moroccans sought work in Melilla?
(a) Spain imposed more visa restrictions.
(b) Spain hired more Moroccans to work in Melilla.
(c) Spain offered incentives to companies in Melilla to hire Moroccans because they could pay them less.
(d) Spain offered incentives to companies in Melilla to hire only those who live in Melilla.

Short Answer Questions

1. After a steel fence was built at the California-Mexico border the number of illegal crossings declined, while the number of what increased?

2. What does Lalami note about the 5 freeway where the Canadian border is?

3. Lalami ends the chapter "Borders," saying that border walls have been monuments of what?

4. What does Lalami say people from poor countries who immigrate are called in "Assimilation"?

5. What does Lalami say Muslims in America are required to do after an ISIS attack?

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