1. In what year was the first mosque built in America after Syrian and Lebanese homesteaders arrived in the country?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1929.
(d) 2003.

2. What event occurred while Lalami lived in Koreatown which made her feel closer to her neighbors?
(a) A wild fire.
(b) A drought.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A pandemic.

3. What is one reason Lalami offers for why countries build border walls?
(a) To protect against military occupation.
(b) For aesthetics.
(c) To preserve native language.
(d) To keep out those who might take jobs away from natives.

4. Under which administration was Operation Hold the Line, which allowed for increased Border Patrol presence?
(a) Bush.
(b) Clinton.
(c) Nixon.
(d) Obama.

5. Who does Lalami cite in "Caste" as an anomaly for funding her own campaign with bartending money and individual donors?
(a) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
(b) Hillary Clinton.
(c) Kamal Harris.
(d) Elizabeth Warren.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Lalami lived in Koreatown, she writes that Govern Pete Wilson ran in favor of Prop 187. What did this policy propose to do in regards to immigrants?

2. Which group was stopped the most at the Arivaca, Arizona checkpoint?

3. Approximately what percent of enslaved people brought to America does Lalami say were Muslim in "Faith"?

4. In "Caste," what does Lalami say gave her "access to elite groups" (127) despite growing up poor?

5. Lalami writes that border walls have put migration routes in the hands of whom?

(see the answer key)

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