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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Approximately what percent of enslaved people brought to America does Lalami say were Muslim in "Faith"?
2. Under which presidential administration was the war in Iraq launched?
3. What famous American was one of the most vocal in questioning Obama's citizenship?
4. What border wall does Lalami say Nixon condemned during his presidency?
5. At the end of "Faith," what does Lalami say her daughter told her she wanted to be?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe John McCain's response to a woman who said she could not trust Obama because he was "an Arab"(18) and what is the implication according to Lalami in "Allegiance"?
2. According to "Assimilation," what is the difference between how multiculturalists and nationalists define assimilation?
3. Why did Lalami originally move to the U.S. and how long did she plan to stay?
4. In "Borders," how many U.S. border checkpoints does Lalami learn are in the country? How many Americans live in border zones?
5. What is the history of Chinese immigration to American that Lalami notes in "Assimilation" between 1875 and 1924?
6. In what ways did Lalami's grandmother live a traditional Muslim life?
7. Under what administration was Operation Hold the Line implemented? How successful was it?
8. How does Lalami describe Donald Trump's rhetoric regarding immigrants in "Borders"?
9. In "Faith," what background does Lalami provided about her mother's early life and adolescence?
10. While reading from her novel The Moor's Account, what questions do audience members ask?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a detailed essay about the Melilla border in Morocco. What was this border like when Lalama was a child? How has it changed? Why was a steel wall erected? What does this wall aim to keep separate?
Essay Topic 2
What do border walls signify in Conditional Citizens? What specific border walls are discussed in the book? How do these walls impact the narrative and develop themes of citizenship and inequality?
Essay Topic 3
Write a detailed analysis of tone in Conditional Citizen. Does the tone change or remain stable throughout? If it changes, include details on when, why and whether this change is effective.
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