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

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

3. What did Lalaimi come to the United States to study?
(a) Literature.
(b) Political Science.
(c) Linguistics.
(d) Philosophy.

4. What are some reasons Lalami cites for the Muslim religion being virtually erased after enslaved Muslims were brought to the U.S.?
(a) Schools were banned from teaching about the history of Muslims in America.
(b) Enslaved Muslims were forced to give up their religion and their names were changed.
(c) Muslims did not discuss their religion openly.
(d) All Muslims were later sent back to their homeland.

5. In "Borders," what does Lalami say Spain began to do in 1991 after more Moroccans sought work in Melilla?
(a) Spain offered incentives to companies in Melilla to hire Moroccans because they could pay them less.
(b) Spain imposed more visa restrictions.
(c) Spain hired more Moroccans to work in Melilla.
(d) Spain offered incentives to companies in Melilla to hire only those who live in Melilla.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Glenn Beck ask of Muslim-American politician Keith Ellison when he spoke about ending the war in Iraq?

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

3. What is one of the strict rules of Islam Lalami says she learned in middle school?

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

5. Whom did the 1924 Johnson Reed Act ban from immigrating to the United States?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. While reading from her novel The Moor's Account, what questions do audience members ask?

3. In what ways does Lalami say she lives in the gray zone at the end of "Faith"?

4. Why did Lalami originally move to the U.S. and how long did she plan to stay?

5. Describe John McCain's response to a woman who said she could not trust Obama because he was "an Arab"(18) and what is the implication according to Lalami in "Allegiance"?

6. Describe the difference Lalami notes between how she was treated at work in 2000 after she became a citizen and how she was treated a year later after the September 11 attacks.

7. What year is it and why is Lalami at a ceremony at the start of "Allegiance"?

8. According to "Assimilation," what is the difference between how multiculturalists and nationalists define assimilation?

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

10. What was Pat Buchanan's response in 1992 against Bush's 1990 law allowing more immigrants to apply for visas?

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