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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. How much do Black women make per every dollar a man makes, according to Lalami in "Caste"?

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

3. Who does Lalami say was most impacted by the opioid epidemic?

4. Who does Lalami say often get excluded from social programs like Social Security and Medicare?

5. How much was the rent which Lalami and her boyfriend shared when she moved out of Koreatown to a better area?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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"?

4. 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?

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

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

7. Aside from race, what are other conditions Lalami says impacts a citizens relationship with the state in "Do Not Despair This Country"?

8. In "Tribe," what does Lalami note about how American students are taught about Black figures?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the narrative structure of Conditional Citizens. How would you describe the way the book is structured? What effect does this have on the story and the reader? Use direct examples from the story to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the visual images and symbols used in Conditional Citizens. Identify direct examples from the book and explore possible meanings.

Essay Topic 3

Lalami notes a marked difference between how the crack epidemic, which ravaged Black communities, and the opioid epidemic, which struck mainly white rural communities, were handled. Find 1-2 articles on each and write an essay comparing and contrasting how each issues was viewed and managed.

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