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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term did Robin DiAngelo term which refers to the umbrage she claims many whites react with when being told that they likely profit from systemic racism?
(a) White fragility.
(b) White frailty.
(c) White anxiety.
(d) White privilege.

2. Which presidential candidate does Lalami say called Americans "foolish," "dumb," and "very, very stupid" (21)?
(a) Obama.
(b) Bush.
(c) McCain.
(d) Trump.

3. Lalami ends the chapter "Borders," saying that border walls have been monuments of what?
(a) Triumph.
(b) Failure.
(c) Disgrace.
(d) Pride.

4. What year was the case against Amado Martinez-Fuerte?
(a) 2016.
(b) 1996.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1976.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of "Allegiance," Lalami says that the place where she received her citizenship was used for what during World War II?

2. After a steel fence was built at the California-Mexico border the number of illegal crossings declined, while the number of what increased?

3. Why did residents of Arivaca, Arizona set up a watch group at a border, according to Lalami in "Borders"?

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

5. Who asked Lalaimi's husband how many camels he had to trade to make her his wife in "Allegiance"?

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