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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 "Tribe," what does Lalami say about the way non-white people are often treated in public spaces, particularly those "characterized as elite" (107)?
(a) They are virtually invisible.
(b) They are praised.
(c) They are treated as ordinary.
(d) They are monitored.

2. In what year was citizenship extended to Native Americans?
(a) 1864.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1724.
(d) 2014.

3. What year did California begin fingerprinting welfare recipients?
(a) 2014.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1964.

4. What was Lalami's brother required to do as an adolescent that Lalami was not?
(a) Do Laundry.
(b) Cook.
(c) Run errands and do yard work.
(d) Wash Dishes.

5. What was Lalami required to do at home as an adolescent which her brother was not?
(a) Make small household repairs.
(b) Run errands.
(c) Clean.
(d) Do yard work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Lalami cites in "Do Not Despair This Country," as a path to equal citizenship in America?

2. How long after Ford's testimony was Kavanaugh sworn in?

3. In "Inheritance," Lalami writes that she and her brother were treated the same until she turned what age?

4. During Dr. Ford's testimony, what did she say she could never forget about the night in question?

5. What does Christine Blasey Ford accused the Supreme Court nominee of doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Aside from race, what are other conditions Lalami says impacts a citizens relationship with the state in "Do Not Despair This Country"?

2. In "Tribe," what does Lalami note about how American students are taught about Black figures?

3. What does Lalami say happens when white men commit mass killings in the U.S.?

4. In what aspects of one's life does Lalami say being Black has a negative impact?

5. How are poor people kept from running for government office, according to Lalami in "Tribe"?

6. According to Lalami in "Tribe," how are white people and nonwhite people treated differently in public spaces?

7. Who coined the term "white privilege," and what does it mean?

8. What does Lalami believe regarding the American belief that women rights are far more advanced here than in other countries?

9. Describe the TV producer at Channel One where Lalami worked after grad school. How does she think her firing had to do with him?

10. How did Lalami's parents' expectations of her begin to differ from that of her brother when she reached adolescence?

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