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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Caste" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Assimilation," Lalami cites a New York Times article complaining that Chinese people do not assimilate like other cultures did. What year was this article published?
(a) 1890.
(b) 2009.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1790.

2. What does Lalami say people from industrialized countries who immigrate are called in "Assimilation"?
(a) Migrants.
(b) Refugees.
(c) Expats.
(d) Immigrants.

3. What does Lalami say about Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett at the end of "Caste"?
(a) They are not as wealthy as people think.
(b) They have used their wealth for the greater good.
(c) They have more wealth than 160 million other Americans.
(d) They worked hard for their money.

4. What does Lalami say she observed in Marfa, where she arrived after being stopped at the Sierra Blanca border?
(a) Border agents were everywhere.
(b) People did not know there were checkpoints throughout the United States.
(c) The community actively protested the border wall.
(d) Despite the border wall the town was full of immigrants.

5. How much do Hispanic women make per every dollar a white man makes, according to Lalami in "Caste"?
(a) 80 cents.
(b) $1.00.
(c) 28 cents.
(d) 58 cents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Al Quaeda leader did Al-Khalayalah join after his release from prison in 2001?

2. At the end of "Faith," what does Lalami say her daughter told her she wanted to be?

3. What changes does Lalami say began to take place at the borders after 2006 while more border fence was built?

4. In "Borders," Lalami writes that the Melilla border wall separates what?

5. What group did ISIS founder Ahmed Fadhil al-Nazal al-Khalaylah join after dropping out of high school?

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