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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. What was Lalami's brother required to do as an adolescent that Lalami was not?
2. What author does Lalami quote as saying, "How extremely expensive it is to be poor" (129)?
3. What words does Lalami use to describe Brett Kavanaugh's testimony?
4. According to Lalami, the following is a definition of what: “a system that gives members of the dominant group both immediate and generational benefits that are not accessible to members of non-dominant groups” (99).
5. What does Lalami say about Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett at the end of "Caste"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How was Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's life impacted after she came forward with allegations against Kavanaugh? What was the end result for Kavanaugh?
2. How are poor people kept from running for government office, according to Lalami in "Tribe"?
3. Who coined the term "white fragility," and what does it mean?
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. In "Tribe," what is Lalami's response to those white people, typically poor or recent immigrants, who claim to not benefit from white privilege?
6. Who coined the term "white privilege," and what does it mean?
7. What does Lalami say happens when white men commit mass killings in the U.S.?
8. Aside from race, what are other conditions Lalami says impacts a citizens relationship with the state in "Do Not Despair This Country"?
9. What wealth distribution disparities between Blacks and whites, men and women, does Lalami note at the end of "Caste"?
10. What does Lalami believe regarding the American belief that women rights are far more advanced here than in other countries?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay exploring the topic of assimilation in Conditional Citizens. Define assimilation. How is the definition different between nationalists and multiculturalists? What are some examples Lalami cites of American expectations that immigrants should assimilate? In what ways were people forced to assimilate in America? What does she note about French immigrants in Morocco?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay comparing and contrasting Lalami's experience in Morocco to her experience in America. Focus on how these similarities and differences develop the themes of inequality, citizenship, and progress.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay describing the visual images and symbols used in Conditional Citizens. Identify direct examples from the book and explore possible meanings.
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