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

2. After a steel fence was built at the California-Mexico border the number of illegal crossings declined, while the number of what increased?
(a) Citizenship ceremonies.
(b) Passport applications.
(c) Immigrant deaths.
(d) Legal crossings.

3. 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) 50%.
(c) 4%.
(d) 15%.

4. Lalami suggests that a common American perception that Arabs and Muslims are inferior comes from what source?
(a) Modern art.
(b) American textbooks.
(c) American media.
(d) Social media.

5. Which group was stopped the most at the Arivaca, Arizona checkpoint?
(a) White motorists.
(b) Black motorists.
(c) LatinX motorists.
(d) Asian motorists.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Approximately what percent of enslaved people brought to America does Lalami say were Muslim in "Faith"?

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

4. What does Lalami say people from poor countries who immigrate are called in "Assimilation"?

5. What was Amado Martinez-Fuerte charged with?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. 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.

6. What are some differences Lalami highlights between how white writers are seen versus Arab and Muslim writers?

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

8. Describe Trump's "deceitful move" in banning Muslims according to Lalami in "Allegiance."

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

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

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