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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Moroccans and French immigrants did not associate with one another.
(c) French immigrants were lauded for their cultural differences.
(d) French immigrants were not required to change their language or clothing styles.

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

3. What changes did Lalami witness when she was in middle school and social conservatism took hold in Morocco?
(a) Parents began to arrange marriage for their daughters at a very young age.
(b) Women stopped wearing headscarves and refused to marry.
(c) More women began to wear headscarves and more people attended mosques.
(d) Fewer people got married or had children.

4. What does Lalami say Muslims in America are required to do after an ISIS attack?
(a) Leave the country.
(b) Condemn terrorism.
(c) Hide out at home until things blow over.
(d) Attend prayers at a mosque.

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

6. What was George W. Bush scheduled to do the afternoon of September 11, 2001?
(a) He was to throw the first pitch at the World Series.
(b) He was to meet with Arab and Muslim leaders.
(c) He was to deliver his state of the union address.
(d) He was to read a book about diversity to a preschool class.

7. What does Lalami say people from poor countries who immigrate are called in "Assimilation"?
(a) Immigrants.
(b) Expats.
(c) Migrants.
(d) Newbies.

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

9. What are some things Lalami says Border patrol agents are allowed to ask for at U.S. checkpoints?
(a) Online browsing history and passwords to social media accounts.
(b) Bribes.
(c) Family criminal history.
(d) Personal favors in exchange for letting someone cross the border.

10. What is Lalami doing at the start of "Faith" when a woman in the audience asked about her upbringing in Morocco?
(a) Leading a discussion panel about Moroccan politics.
(b) Giving a reading from her latest novel.
(c) Being interviewed for a talk show.
(d) Teaching a class.

11. 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 men had authority over women and acted as their guardians.
(c) She learned that she could no longer go to school.
(d) She learned she was not allowed to be seen in public.

12. 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) Japanese internment.
(c) Making weapons.
(d) Military training.

13. What does Lalami suspect audience members would not ask a white writer about?
(a) The KKK.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) Black History Month.
(d) The Quran.

14. What does Lalami say was the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit?
(a) Lalami says the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit was to create new jobs in the city.
(b) Lalami says the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit was to spy on Muslims.
(c) Lalami says the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit was to curb hate crimes against Muslims.
(d) Lalami says the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit was to find Muslims to deport.

15. What does Lalami say people from industrialized countries who immigrate are called in "Assimilation"?
(a) Immigrants.
(b) Refugees.
(c) Migrants.
(d) Expats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the U.S. repatriate 2 million Mexicans in the 1930s?

2. According to Lalami in the chapter "Borders," how many Americans live in a border zone?

3. When a woman in the audience asks Lalami about her upbringing in Morocco, what topic did the conversation shift to?

4. What group did ISIS founder Ahmed Fadhil al-Nazal al-Khalaylah join after dropping out of high school?

5. What are some reasons Lalami cites for the Muslim religion being virtually erased after enslaved Muslims were brought to the U.S.?

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