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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Inheritance," and "Do Not Despair This Country" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Faith," Lalami cites an article in Dabiq magazined entitled "The Extinction of the Gray Zone." What did this article praise?
(a) The September 11 attacks for inspiring a new group of Islam militants.
(b) Lalami's novel, Moor's Account for its historical account of the enslavement of Muslims.
(c) The Boston Marathon bombing for increasing security at large events.
(d) The Iraq War for attempting to bring democracy to Iraq.

2. Whom did the 1924 Johnson Reed Act ban from immigrating to the United States?
(a) Asians.
(b) Muslims.
(c) Mexicans.
(d) Africans.

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

4. 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 police officer in California.
(c) A border agent at the Hong Kong International Airport.
(d) A border agent at L.A. International Airport.

5. What author does Lalami quote as saying, "How extremely expensive it is to be poor" (129)?
(a) Langston Hughes.
(b) Maya Angelou.
(c) Richard Wright.
(d) James Baldwin.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Dr. Ford's testimony, what did she say she could never forget about the night in question?

2. Why was Lalami's impoverished state during grad school different from others in her apartment building?

3. What year does Christine Blasey Ford say the event in her testimony occurred?

4. "Inheritance" opens with Christine Blasey Ford testifying against whom?

5. What does Lalami say she observed in Marfa, where she arrived after being stopped at the Sierra Blanca border?

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