View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who shot nine people at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church according to Lalami in "Faith"?
(a) Nikolas Cruz.
(b) Al-Zarquawi.
(c) Dylann Roof.
(d) Morgan Roof.

2. In "Borders," Lalami writes that the Melilla border wall separates what?
(a) French people from Moroccan people.
(b) White people from Black and brown people.
(c) Good people from bad people.
(d) Americans from Moroccans.

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

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 immigrants cross over illegally.
(c) To help the border agents because they lost funding.
(d) Because of an increase in racial profiling.

5. What famous American was one of the most vocal in questioning Obama's citizenship?
(a) Kanye West.
(b) John McCain.
(c) Donald Trump.
(d) Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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

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

8. In 1992, Pat Buchanan ran for the Republican nomination saying he was focused on preserving what?
(a) American prosperity.
(b) American nationalism.
(c) Our Western heritage.
(d) Multiculturalism.

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

10. What is one of the strict rules of Islam Lalami says she learned in middle school?
(a) She learned that she could not eat certain foods.
(b) She learned that she could no longer go to school.
(c) She learned she was not allowed to be seen in public.
(d) She learned that men had authority over women and acted as their guardians.

11. What is one reason Lalami is taken aback when the woman in the audience at her reading of her novel asked about ISIS?
(a) Her thoughts on ISIS are clearly laid out in her novel.
(b) She had already talked about ISIS at the reading.
(c) She had been in the U.S. for 20 years and ISIS was a recently formed terrorist organization.
(d) Lalami began the discussion by saying she did not wish to discuss ISIS.

12. What does Lalami receive in exchange for her alien-registration card at her citizenship ceremony?
(a) An American eagle token.
(b) A slice of Apple pie.
(c) Sheet music for the Star Spangled Banner.
(d) A miniature American flag.

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

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

15. Whom did the 1924 Johnson Reed Act ban from immigrating to the United States?
(a) Asians.
(b) Muslims.
(c) Mexicans.
(d) Africans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one reason Lalami offers for why countries build border walls?

2. What was Amado Martinez-Fuerte charged with?

3. In "Border," Lalami writes that by 1953 the border zone was expanded from 25 miles to how may miles?

4. What religion was Lalami's mother forced to follow after being sent to an orphanage after her parents died?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 589 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample