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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What border wall does Lalami describe seeing when she was on her way from L.A. to El Paso in the chapter "Borders"?
(a) Canada-United States.
(b) Florida-Mexico.
(c) California-Mexico.
(d) Texas-Mexico.

2. Rather than trying to assimilate to indigenous tribes, what did Europeans and early American settlers do to the natives?
(a) They found ways to work with the natives and honor their differences.
(b) They stayed away from all indigenous peoples.
(c) They took children from families and sent them to boarding schools to learn their religion and culture.
(d) They sent indigenous peoples to Europe.

3. When a woman in the audience asks Lalami about her upbringing in Morocco, what topic did the conversation shift to?
(a) ISIS.
(b) Moroccan cuisine.
(c) Moroccan politics.
(d) Moroccan feminist scholars.

4. 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) Mexico-American relations became more strained.
(d) Border agents were laid off.

5. What does Lalami say happens after an ISIS attack?
(a) Muslims are fired from their jobs.
(b) Hate crimes against Muslims increase.
(c) None of her friends will talk to her.
(d) People act nicer to Muslims for fear they will harm them.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of "Borders," Lalami describes being stopped at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint in what state?

2. What did talk show host Bill Maher say on his show that resulted in advertisers pulling their ads?

3. What changes did Lalami witness when she was in middle school and social conservatism took hold in Morocco?

4. What administration in 1990 enacted a law that would allow more immigrants to apply for visas?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who founded ISIS? With what terrorist group did he first train and in what country?

2. In "Borders," how many U.S. border checkpoints does Lalami learn are in the country? How many Americans live in border zones?

3. What does Lalami say about the Melilla border in Morocco? How has it changed since she was a child? What does it aim to keep separate?

4. What information does Lalami provide about her mother's early life in "Faith"?

5. Under what administration was Operation Hold the Line implemented? How successful was it?

6. In "Faith," who does Lalami say helped to fund the Muhahideen?

7. What are some of the strict rules Lalami says she learned of her religion in the chapter "Faith"?

8. What is the history of Chinese immigration to American that Lalami notes in "Assimilation" between 1875 and 1924?

9. What interesting fact does Lalami note at the 5 freeway on the Canada border?

10. In "Faith," what background does Lalami provided about her mother's early life and adolescence?

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