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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What did someone ask Lalami via email after her first book was published?
(a) If she was with the U.S. or against them.
(b) If she was related to any terrorists.
(c) If she was a terrorist.
(d) If she was a Muslim or a human being.

5. When Obama was running for president, Lalami says a women in a town hall told John McCain she could not trust Obama. What reason did she cite for this distrust?
(a) He was not a U.S. citizen.
(b) He was too young.
(c) He was Black.
(d) He was Arab.

6. What group did ISIS founder Ahmed Fadhil al-Nazal al-Khalaylah join after dropping out of high school?
(a) Al Shabab.
(b) The Mujahideen.
(c) Al Quaeda.
(d) Taliban.

7. 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) Giving a reading from her latest novel.
(c) Teaching a class.
(d) Leading a discussion panel about Moroccan politics.

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

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

10. 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 has not been home in over 20 years.
(d) She is Muslim but she does not wear a headscarf.

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

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

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

14. At what percent does Lalami say Latinx children are becoming proficient in English?
(a) 15%.
(b) 100%.
(c) 90%.
(d) 45%.

15. In what state does Lalami say George W. Bush received 45,000 Muslim votes?
(a) California.
(b) Florida.
(c) Texas.
(d) Georgia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country did ISIS founder Ahmed Fadhil al-Nazal al-Khalaylah go to Afghanistan to help fight against?

2. What are some things Lalami says Border patrol agents are allowed to ask for at U.S. checkpoints?

3. What is one reason Lalami is taken aback when the woman in the audience at her reading of her novel asked about ISIS?

4. 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?

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

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