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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lalami say she observed in Marfa, where she arrived after being stopped at the Sierra Blanca border?
(a) Border agents were everywhere.
(b) The community actively protested the border wall.
(c) Despite the border wall the town was full of immigrants.
(d) People did not know there were checkpoints throughout the United States.

2. Which presidential candidate does Lalami say had to go to great lengths to show his love for America?
(a) Obama.
(b) McCain.
(c) Bush.
(d) Trump.

3. How much was the rent which Lalami and her boyfriend shared when she moved out of Koreatown to a better area?
(a) $900.
(b) $750.
(c) $1200.
(d) $1700.

4. In "Tribe," what does Lalami say about the way non-white people are often treated in public spaces, particularly those "characterized as elite" (107)?
(a) They are monitored.
(b) They are treated as ordinary.
(c) They are virtually invisible.
(d) They are praised.

5. Who does Lalami say was most impacted by the opioid epidemic?
(a) Urban white communities.
(b) Black communities.
(c) Rural white communities.
(d) Muslim communities.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under which administration was Operation Hold the Line, which allowed for increased Border Patrol presence?

2. In what year was the first mosque built in America after Syrian and Lebanese homesteaders arrived in the country?

3. At the end of "Allegiance," Lalami says that the place where she received her citizenship was used for what during World War II?

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

5. What does Lalami say happens after an ISIS attack?

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