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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 "Assimilation," what example did Lalami's airplane seatmate give of Koreans in Gardena, California refusing to assimilate?
(a) Koreans still dress like they do in Korea.
(b) Koreans refuse to eat American cuisine.
(c) Korean families send their kids to school to learn Korean.
(d) Koreans refuse to socialize with Americans.

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

3. When Obama was running for president, Lalami says a women in a town hall told John McCain she could not trust Obama. What reason did she cite for this distrust?
(a) He was too young.
(b) He was not a U.S. citizen.
(c) He was Arab.
(d) He was Black.

4. What does Lalami receive in exchange for her alien-registration card at her citizenship ceremony?
(a) Sheet music for the Star Spangled Banner.
(b) An American eagle token.
(c) A slice of Apple pie.
(d) A miniature American flag.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Faith," Lalami cites an article in Dabiq magazined entitled "The Extinction of the Gray Zone." What did this article praise?

3. In what year was the first mosque built in America after Syrian and Lebanese homesteaders arrived in the country?

4. What country did ISIS founder Ahmed Fadhil al-Nazal al-Khalaylah go to Afghanistan to help fight against?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Lalami's thoughts on how Arabs and Muslims are expected to act after events like 9/11?

4. What does Lalami note at the end of "Allegiance" about the prior use of the Pomona Fairplex, where she received her citizenship?

5. In what ways did Lalami's grandmother live a traditional Muslim life?

6. In "Faith," what does Lalami say about Muslim history in America? When did Muslim's first arrive? Why? How were they treated?

7. How does Lalami describe Donald Trump's rhetoric regarding immigrants in "Borders"?

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

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

10. Describe the conversation Lalami had with a seat mate on an airplane about Koreans in Gardena, California.

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