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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who asked Lalaimi's husband how many camels he had to trade to make her his wife in "Allegiance"?
(a) A police officer in Texas.
(b) A border agent at the Hong Kong International Airport.
(c) A border agent at L.A. International Airport.
(d) A police officer in California.

3. Why does Lalami say Trump's ban of North Koreans entering the country was a deceitful move?
(a) Because people from North Korea do not like to travel to America.
(b) Because North Korea already prevents its people from leaving their homeland.
(c) Because he knew it would not be enforced.
(d) Because North Korea is a Muslim-majority country.

4. Which Al Quaeda leader did Al-Khalayalah join after his release from prison in 2001?
(a) King Hussein.
(b) Abu Musab al-Zarquawi.
(c) Osama bin-Laden.
(d) Tim Osman.

5. How many vehicle stops did the group in Arivaca, Arizona note?
(a) 10,363.
(b) 13.
(c) 2,379.
(d) 450.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Operation Hold the Line apprehensions at the border decreased, what increased?

3. In "Allegiance," what does Lalami says happens to Arabs and Muslims when they question the U.S. war in Afghanistan or Iraq?

4. Who shot nine people at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church according to Lalami in "Faith"?

5. Whom did the 1924 Johnson Reed Act ban from immigrating to the United States?

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