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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did someone ask Lalami via email after her first book was published?
(a) If she was a Muslim or a human being.
(b) If she was a terrorist.
(c) If she was with the U.S. or against them.
(d) If she was related to any terrorists.

2. In "Allegiance," what does Lalami say contradicted Bush's claim that the Islam faith is not "the face of terror"(14)?
(a) His administration's attempt to close down mosques.
(b) His policy banning of Muslim internationals.
(c) His policy deporting Muslim citizens in the U.S.
(d) His declaration that if you were not with the U.S. you were against us.

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

4. In what state does Lalami say George W. Bush received 45,000 Muslim votes?
(a) Texas.
(b) Georgia.
(c) California.
(d) Florida.

5. In what year does Laila Lalami say she became a U.S. citizen in "Allegiance"?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1994.
(c) 2020.
(d) 2016.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accompanied Lalami to her citizenship ceremony at the Pomona Fairplex in Los Angeles?

2. What did Glenn Beck ask of Muslim-American politician Keith Ellison when he spoke about ending the war in Iraq?

3. What famous American was one of the most vocal in questioning Obama's citizenship?

4. What does Lalami say things like poll taxes and literacy tests succeed at doing?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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