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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 Nixon administration.
(d) The Bush administration.

2. What changes does Lalami say began to take place at the borders after 2006 while more border fence was built?
(a) The border became more militarized.
(b) Illegal crossings increased.
(c) Border agents were laid off.
(d) Mexico-American relations became more strained.

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

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

5. 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) The terrorists were not cowards.
(c) All Muslims are terrorists.
(d) All Muslims were cowards.

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

7. In "Border," Lalami writes that by 1953 the border zone was expanded from 25 miles to how may miles?
(a) 35.
(b) 50.
(c) 100.
(d) 75.

8. In what year did Morocco gain its independence?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1985.
(d) 2013.

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

10. Why did residents of Arivaca, Arizona set up a watch group at a border, according to Lalami in "Borders"?
(a) To help the border agents because they lost funding.
(b) To help immigrants cross over illegally.
(c) Because of an increase in racial profiling.
(d) To stop illegal border crossings.

11. After the Martinez-Fuerte case, the Supreme Court ruled it was okay to pull aside people based on what?
(a) Gender.
(b) Political affiliation.
(c) Mexican-ancestry.
(d) Appearance of poverty.

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

13. What religion was Lalami's mother forced to follow after being sent to an orphanage after her parents died?
(a) Hinduism.
(b) Islam.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Judaism.

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

15. 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 follow strict dietary laws on rituals.
(b) She is Muslim but she does not talk to other people about her religion.
(c) She is Muslim, but has not been home in over 20 years.
(d) She is Muslim but she does not wear a headscarf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lalami say Trump's ban of North Koreans entering the country was a deceitful move?

2. Under which presidential administration was the war in Iraq launched?

3. In what country was Laila Lalami born?

4. What country ruled Morocco when Lalami's mother was born in 1941?

5. In "Allegiance," how many leads does Lalami say the NYPD Demographics Unit generated in six years?

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