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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. Lalami states that Trump's Muslim ban was another another attempt to maintain what?
(a) White male privilege.
(b) White demographic dominance.
(c) World power.
(d) The English language.

2. Lalami begins the chapter "Tribe" with a conversation she had with her daughter while reading what book?
(a) Huckleberry Finn.
(b) The Black Stallion.
(c) Where the Wild Things Are.
(d) The Boxcar Children.

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

4. Who does Lalami say was most impacted by the 1980s crack epidemic?
(a) Rural white communities.
(b) Black communities.
(c) Urban white communities.
(d) Muslim communities.

5. In "Tribe," who does Lalami say is the only constituency Trump never faulted for anything?
(a) Latinx.
(b) Blacks.
(c) Women.
(d) Whites.

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. What event does Lalami believe got her fired from her first post-grad school job in L.A.?

3. What words does Lalami use to describe Brett Kavanaugh's testimony?

4. 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?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why do you think Lalami did not tell anyone about the flea infestation in her first apartment in Koreatown?

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

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