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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. Why did the U.S. repatriate 2 million Mexicans in the 1930s?
2. What border wall does Lalami describe seeing when she was on her way from L.A. to El Paso in the chapter "Borders"?
3. What does Lalami suspect audience members would not ask a white writer about?
4. In what year did Morocco gain its independence?
5. How many vehicle stops did the group in Arivaca, Arizona note?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Lalami note at the end of "Allegiance" about the prior use of the Pomona Fairplex, where she received her citizenship?
2. In "Borders," how many U.S. border checkpoints does Lalami learn are in the country? How many Americans live in border zones?
3. In "Faith," what does Lalami say about Muslim history in America? When did Muslim's first arrive? Why? How were they treated?
4. 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"?
5. Under what administration was Operation Hold the Line implemented? How successful was it?
6. What are some of the strict rules Lalami says she learned of her religion in the chapter "Faith"?
7. According to "Assimilation," what is the difference between how multiculturalists and nationalists define assimilation?
8. What difference does Lalami note between Obama and Trump regarding their allegiance to America?
9. What is the history of Chinese immigration to American that Lalami notes in "Assimilation" between 1875 and 1924?
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 an essay about the author of Conditional Citizens. Who is she? What else has she written? How is Conditional Citizens similar or different from her previous works?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze Lalami's decision to juxtapose some of the story with her experience caring for her mother-in-law after she began to show signs of dementia. Why do you think Lalami chose to incorporate this story into the narrative? Do you think it was effective? Why or why not?
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