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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of "Faith," what does Lalami say her daughter told her she wanted to be?
(a) A doctor.
(b) President.
(c) A linguist.
(d) A social justice activist.

2. What is one of the strict rules of Islam Lalami says she learned in middle school?
(a) She learned that she could no longer go to school.
(b) She learned that men had authority over women and acted as their guardians.
(c) She learned she was not allowed to be seen in public.
(d) She learned that she could not eat certain foods.

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

4. What was Amado Martinez-Fuerte charged with?
(a) Refusing to cooperate with border agents.
(b) Trying to submit a phony passport.
(c) Drug trafficking.
(d) Illegally transporting aliens.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lalami suspect audience members would not ask a white writer about?

2. In "Borders," what does Lalami say Spain began to do in 1991 after more Moroccans sought work in Melilla?

3. In what year does Laila Lalami say she became a U.S. citizen in "Allegiance"?

4. How many checkpoints like the one in Sierra Blanca does Lalami say are in the United States in the chapter "Borders"?

5. What administration in 1990 enacted a law that would allow more immigrants to apply for visas?

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