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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Allegiance," what does Lalami says happens to Arabs and Muslims when they question the U.S. war in Afghanistan or Iraq?
(a) People tell them to go back to their country.
(b) People become suspicious of them.
(c) People confide in them that they feel that same way.
(d) People are interested in understanding why.

2. What was George W. Bush scheduled to do the afternoon of September 11, 2001?
(a) He was to throw the first pitch at the World Series.
(b) He was to read a book about diversity to a preschool class.
(c) He was to deliver his state of the union address.
(d) He was to meet with Arab and Muslim leaders.

3. What famous American was one of the most vocal in questioning Obama's citizenship?
(a) Donald Trump.
(b) Kanye West.
(c) Arnold Schwarzenegger.
(d) John McCain.

4. What percentage of "religious-bias crimes" (14) targeted Muslims in 2007?
(a) 2%.
(b) 98%.
(c) 27%.
(d) 72%.

5. Which presidential administration does Lalami cite as starting the war on drugs, which resulted in mass incarceration of Black Americans?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Clinton.
(c) Reagan.
(d) Bush.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Lalami and what was she doing when she was handed a flyer by the Muslim Public Affairs Council to vote for George W. Bush?

2. What did someone ask Lalami via email after her first book was published?

3. Lalami ends the chapter, "Allegiance," stating that "there is nothing more American" (28) than doing what?

4. Why was Lalami's mother-in-law living with her at the time of the twin tower attacks?

5. In "Allegiance," how many leads does Lalami say the NYPD Demographics Unit generated in six years?

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