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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 does Lalami write happened to Blasey Ford after she came forward?
(a) She was fired.
(b) She began receiving death threats.
(c) Her husband left her.
(d) Her friends shunned her.

2. How much was the rent which Lalami and her boyfriend shared when she moved out of Koreatown to a better area?
(a) $750.
(b) $1700.
(c) $900.
(d) $1200.

3. What two adjectives does Lalami use to describe the "fiction" (112) of race?
(a) Foolish and Crippling.
(b) Alluring and Frail.
(c) Alarming and Useless.
(d) Seductive and Elastic.

4. In "Caste," what does Lalami say about women and silence?
(a) The feminist movement put an end to the history of silencing women.
(b) Women are encouraged to speak up and speak out.
(c) Silent women are looked upon with suspicion.
(d) Silence is considered a natural condition of women.

5. In "Inheritance," what does Lalami say happened when she chose to write about being sexually harassed in her editor's office years earlier?
(a) Others began to share their stories.
(b) A reader quickly questioned her honesty.
(c) The columnist's identity was discovered and he was fired.
(d) Many readers offered emotionally support.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are some ways Lalami says she saved money after moving in with her boyfriend to a better neighborhood?

2. What Jefferson quote does Lalami note at the end of "Do Not Despair This Country"?

3. What was the median household income for white families in 2017?

4. Why did Lalami decide not to go to HR after she was fired from her first job after grad school?

5. Which Amendment, passed in 1868, gave Blacks citizenship status?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lalami describe about her neighbors in Koreatown after an earthquake hit?

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

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

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

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

6. In "Tribe," how does Lalami define what she calls "white anxiety" (97)?

7. How did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fund her run for office?

8. What question did many people ask of Dr. Ford when she came forward and how is this similar to many other women, according to Lalami in "Inheritance"?

9. Who coined the term "white fragility," and what does it mean?

10. What wealth distribution disparities between Blacks and whites, men and women, does Lalami note at the end of "Caste"?

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