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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 old was Lalami's daughter when they moved to Casablanca where she could learn to speak Arab?

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

3. What was Lalami's brother required to do as an adolescent that Lalami was not?

4. In "Tribe," who does Lalami say is the only constituency Trump never faulted for anything?

5. In "Caste," what does Lalami cite as an example of policy which worked to oppress the Black vote?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some examples Lalami indicates in "Caste," of how poor people have been denied rights like voting?

2. What happened to Lalami at the Casablanca office, the progressive paper she worked for after college?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who coined the term "white privilege," and what does it mean?

10. 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"?

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 an essay examining the ending of Conditional Citizens. How did the ending fit into the narrative? Do you think the ending was effective? In what ways does the final chapter develop the theme of progress? What might the author have done differently?

Essay Topic 3

Lalami notes Donald Trump's ability to appeal to "white anxiety." How is this defined? How did Donald Trump affectively appeal to white anxiety? What other examples does Lalami include in this discussion?

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