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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Borders," and "Assimilation" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately what percent of enslaved people brought to America does Lalami say were Muslim in "Faith"?
(a) 2%.
(b) 30%.
(c) 55%.
(d) 90%.

2. At the start of "Borders," Lalami describes being stopped at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint in what state?
(a) Texas.
(b) Florida.
(c) Washington.
(d) California.

3. What does Lalami say people from poor countries who immigrate are called in "Assimilation"?
(a) Immigrants.
(b) Migrants.
(c) Newbies.
(d) Expats.

4. What does Lalami note about the 5 freeway where the Canadian border is?
(a) It is a major route for drug trafficking.
(b) There is a steel border fence along it.
(c) There are no border patrol agents there.
(d) It is falling apart.

5. What is one reason Lalami is taken aback when the woman in the audience at her reading of her novel asked about ISIS?
(a) She had already talked about ISIS at the reading.
(b) Lalami began the discussion by saying she did not wish to discuss ISIS.
(c) She had been in the U.S. for 20 years and ISIS was a recently formed terrorist organization.
(d) Her thoughts on ISIS are clearly laid out in her novel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many vehicle stops did the group in Arivaca, Arizona note?

2. In "Borders," what does Lalami say people are not protected by at U.S. entry points?

3. What is Lalami doing at the start of "Faith" when a woman in the audience asked about her upbringing in Morocco?

4. What is one thing George W. Bush did, which Lalami suggests made Muslims feel "seen and heard for the first time" (8) in "Allegiance"?

5. What changes did Lalami witness when she was in middle school and social conservatism took hold in Morocco?

(see the answer key)

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