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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of "Allegiance," Lalami says that the place where she received her citizenship was used for what during World War II?
(a) It served as a food pantry.
(b) Military training.
(c) Making weapons.
(d) Japanese internment.

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Lalami say Trump's ban of North Koreans entering the country was a deceitful move?
(a) Because people from North Korea do not like to travel to America.
(b) Because North Korea is a Muslim-majority country.
(c) Because he knew it would not be enforced.
(d) Because North Korea already prevents its people from leaving their homeland.

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

8. Lalami cites a poll at the end of "Faith," in which how many people said they would not vote for a Muslim presidential candidate?
(a) 85%.
(b) 15%.
(c) 4%.
(d) 50%.

9. 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) Because of an increase in racial profiling.
(d) To help the border agents because they lost funding.

10. In "Borders," what does Lalami say people are not protected by at U.S. entry points?
(a) The 5th Amendment right to keep silent and not self-incriminate.
(b) The 4th Amendment which safeguards against illegal searches and seizures.
(c) The 1st Amendment which protects freedom of speech.
(d) The 15th Amendment right to vote.

11. In what ways does Lalami say assimilation of immigrants was not required when she was growing up in Morocco?
(a) French immigrants were not allowed to stay for long periods in Morocco.
(b) French immigrants were not required to change their language or clothing styles.
(c) Moroccans and French immigrants did not associate with one another.
(d) French immigrants were lauded for their cultural differences.

12. What year was the case against Amado Martinez-Fuerte?
(a) 2016.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1976.

13. Why did the U.S. repatriate 2 million Mexicans in the 1930s?
(a) They wanted to go home.
(b) They were being blamed for the economic downturn.
(c) Mexico demanded they be sent back.
(d) There was a global pandemic.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was George W. Bush scheduled to do the afternoon of September 11, 2001?

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

3. In what year does Laila Lalami say she became a U.S. citizen in "Allegiance"?

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

5. Who asked Lalaimi's husband how many camels he had to trade to make her his wife in "Allegiance"?

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