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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 other Supreme Court nominee does Lalami cite for having been sworn in after being accused of sexual harassment?
(a) Stephen Breyer.
(b) John Edwards.
(c) Clarence Thomas.
(d) Samuel Alito.

2. What issue did Lalami encounter in her first apartment in L.A.?
(a) Mice.
(b) A leaky ceiling.
(c) Cockroaches.
(d) A flea infestation.

3. What box does Lalami say she used to check when first confronted with American paperwork that included a section on race?
(a) Black and white.
(b) Other.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

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

5. In "Tribe," what category does Lalami say Arabs fall under in the U.S.?
(a) Black.
(b) Asian.
(c) Other.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What two adjectives does Lalami use to describe the "fiction" (112) of race?

5. In what year was citizenship extended to Native Americans?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Lalami suggest Tom's treatment of Jim Huckleberry Finn represents at the start of "Tribe"?

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

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

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

6. In what ways were the crack epidemic and the opioid epidemic handled differently and why?

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

8. What does Lalami say at the end of "Caste" in regards to the level of wealth men like Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett have?

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

10. In the final chapter, what are some things Lalami notes must happen in order for there to be equal citizenship it the United States?

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