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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Caste" .
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What country does Lalami say tends to place blame on poor people for their state of poverty?
(a) Spain.
(b) Morocco.
(c) America.
(d) Brazil.
2. In what country was Laila Lalami born?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Morocco.
3. What are some reasons Lalami cites for the Muslim religion being virtually erased after enslaved Muslims were brought to the U.S.?
(a) Schools were banned from teaching about the history of Muslims in America.
(b) Muslims did not discuss their religion openly.
(c) All Muslims were later sent back to their homeland.
(d) Enslaved Muslims were forced to give up their religion and their names were changed.
4. Who does Lalami say was most impacted by the opioid epidemic?
(a) Urban white communities.
(b) Muslim communities.
(c) Rural white communities.
(d) Black communities.
5. Whom did the 1924 Johnson Reed Act ban from immigrating to the United States?
(a) Africans.
(b) Mexicans.
(c) Muslims.
(d) Asians.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "Allegiance," what does Lalami says happens to Arabs and Muslims when they question the U.S. war in Afghanistan or Iraq?
2. Why was Lalami's impoverished state during grad school different from others in her apartment building?
3. In "Borders," what example does Lalami cite of the increasingly divisive rhetoric coming from the Trump administration in regards to border walls?
4. What does Lalami receive in exchange for her alien-registration card at her citizenship ceremony?
5. Who asked Lalaimi's husband how many camels he had to trade to make her his wife in "Allegiance"?
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