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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. When does Lalami say she became inspired by Moroccan feminists?
(a) In high school.
(b) After grad school.
(c) In college.
(d) In middle school.

2. Who does Lalami cite in "Caste" as an anomaly for funding her own campaign with bartending money and individual donors?
(a) Kamal Harris.
(b) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
(c) Elizabeth Warren.
(d) Hillary Clinton.

3. In "Caste," what does Lalami cite as an example of policy which worked to oppress the Black vote?
(a) Banning Black people from voting if white people were in line.
(b) Sending Black people to separate voting stations that were often too far to get to.
(c) The implementation of poll taxes.
(d) Only advertising election days and time to white people.

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

5. In 2010, after campaign for a write in option on the census marked "Other" what were Arabs informed would happen if they checked other and wrote in Arab?
(a) They would be marked as Arab.
(b) They would be marked as Black.
(c) They would be marked as white.
(d) Their census data would not be counted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lalami say was most impacted by the opioid epidemic?

2. At what age does Lalami say she began to experience harassment in Morocco?

3. What is one way that Lalami suggests equal voting rights can be achieved?

4. Lalami begins the chapter "Tribe" with a conversation she had with her daughter while reading what book?

5. According to Lalami in "Tribe," Blacks are disproportionately denied mortgage loans compared to their white counterparts despite what act?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In what ways does Thomas Jefferson's claim that "all men are created equal" contradict his life?

6. How was Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's life impacted after she came forward with allegations against Kavanaugh? What was the end result for Kavanaugh?

7. What does Lalami cite as different between the way Moroccans and Americans view those living in poverty?

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

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

10. In what ways were welfare recipients in California treated as criminals, according to Lalami in "Caste"?

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