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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Laila Lalami say she became a U.S. citizen in "Allegiance"?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2020.
(c) 2016.
(d) 1994.

2. Which presidential administration does Lalami cite as starting the war on drugs, which resulted in mass incarceration of Black Americans?
(a) Clinton.
(b) Bush.
(c) Reagan.
(d) Nixon.

3. In "Faith," Lalami cites an article in Dabiq magazined entitled "The Extinction of the Gray Zone." What did this article praise?
(a) The Iraq War for attempting to bring democracy to Iraq.
(b) Lalami's novel, Moor's Account for its historical account of the enslavement of Muslims.
(c) The September 11 attacks for inspiring a new group of Islam militants.
(d) The Boston Marathon bombing for increasing security at large events.

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

5. How is Melilla's border different from when Lalami was a child?
(a) They let people pass through even without papers today.
(b) There is no longer a fence.
(c) There is no more border, as it is no longer owned by Spain.
(d) It now has metal fences and patrol guards.

6. Why was there a border at the city of Melilla in Morocco which Lalami recalls from her childhood?
(a) Because Melilla was controlled by France.
(b) Because Melilla was part of Spain.
(c) Because Melilla was part of the United States.
(d) Because all cities in Morocco had borders.

7. 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 cleanliness from pollution.
(c) A border wall would separate the educated from the uneducated.
(d) A border wall would separate bad laws from good laws.

8. According to Lalami in the chapter "Borders," how many Americans live in a border zone?
(a) 200 million.
(b) .5 million.
(c) 10 million.
(d) 2 million.

9. Rather than trying to assimilate to indigenous tribes, what did Europeans and early American settlers do to the natives?
(a) They stayed away from all indigenous peoples.
(b) They took children from families and sent them to boarding schools to learn their religion and culture.
(c) They sent indigenous peoples to Europe.
(d) They found ways to work with the natives and honor their differences.

10. How many checkpoints like the one in Sierra Blanca does Lalami say are in the United States in the chapter "Borders"?
(a) 52.
(b) 13.
(c) 653.
(d) 136.

11. In what country was Laila Lalami born?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Morocco.

12. What does Lalami say things like poll taxes and literacy tests succeed at doing?
(a) Repressing the female vote.
(b) Repressing the Black and brown vote.
(c) Ensuring high voter turnout.
(d) Ensuring voter equity.

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

14. After a steel fence was built at the California-Mexico border the number of illegal crossings declined, while the number of what increased?
(a) Legal crossings.
(b) Citizenship ceremonies.
(c) Immigrant deaths.
(d) Passport applications.

15. Lalami suggests that a common American perception that Arabs and Muslims are inferior comes from what source?
(a) American textbooks.
(b) Social media.
(c) Modern art.
(d) American media.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lalami say was the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit?

2. In "Assimilation," Lalami cites a New York Times article complaining that Chinese people do not assimilate like other cultures did. What year was this article published?

3. In "Assimilation," what reason does Lalami cite for why enslaved peoples were not taught to read?

4. What is one thing George W. Bush did, which Lalami suggests made Muslims feel "seen and heard for the first time" (8) in "Allegiance"?

5. What border wall does Lalami say Nixon condemned during his presidency?

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