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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. While Lalami lived in Koreatown, she writes that Govern Pete Wilson ran in favor of Prop 187. What did this policy propose to do in regards to immigrants?
(a) Prop 187 proposed to built a longer wall on the California-Mexico border.
(b) Prop 187 proposed to deport all undocumented immigrants within five years.
(c) Prop 187 would deny undocumented immigrants access to public education and healthcare.
(d) Prop 187 would deny visas to all incoming immigrants.

2. What Jefferson quote does Lalami note at the end of "Do Not Despair This Country"?
(a) “It is better to be alone than in bad company."
(b) "I do not despair of this country."
(c) "All men are created equal."
(d) "Institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times."

3. What does Lalami say is the "absence of race" (94) in "Tribe"?
(a) Black.
(b) Asian.
(c) White.
(d) Muslim.

4. During Dr. Ford's testimony, what did she say she could never forget about the night in question?
(a) The smell of alcohol on the accused men's breath.
(b) The laughter of the accused men.
(c) The noise of the party outside the room.
(d) Her unanswered screams for help.

5. In "Caste," what does Lalami say gave her "access to elite groups" (127) despite growing up poor?
(a) Being fluent in French.
(b) Getting good grades.
(c) Wearing fancy clothes.
(d) Shunning poor students.

Short Answer Questions

1. What issue did Lalami encounter in her first apartment in L.A.?

2. Despite being secular, what common Muslim rule did Lalami's father enforce?

3. What does Lalami say about Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett at the end of "Caste"?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Despite growing up poor, what advantage did Lalami have in Morocco which she said "granted [her] access to elite groups" (127)?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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