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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Obama was running for president, Lalami says a women in a town hall told John McCain she could not trust Obama. What reason did she cite for this distrust?
(a) He was too young.
(b) He was Black.
(c) He was Arab.
(d) He was not a U.S. citizen.

2. What year was the case against Amado Martinez-Fuerte?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1976.
(c) 2016.
(d) 2001.

3. What does Lalami receive in exchange for her alien-registration card at her citizenship ceremony?
(a) A slice of Apple pie.
(b) A miniature American flag.
(c) An American eagle token.
(d) Sheet music for the Star Spangled Banner.

4. Under which presidential administration was the war in Iraq launched?
(a) Reagan.
(b) Bush.
(c) Nixon.
(d) Clinton.

5. In "Borders," what example does Lalami cite of the increasingly divisive rhetoric coming from the Trump administration in regards to border walls?
(a) A border wall would separate the educated from the uneducated.
(b) A border wall would separate decent people from criminals.
(c) A border wall would separate bad laws from good laws.
(d) A border wall would separate cleanliness from pollution.

6. At the end of "Allegiance," Lalami says that the place where she received her citizenship was used for what during World War II?
(a) Military training.
(b) It served as a food pantry.
(c) Japanese internment.
(d) Making weapons.

7. What is Lalami doing at the start of "Faith" when a woman in the audience asked about her upbringing in Morocco?
(a) Teaching a class.
(b) Being interviewed for a talk show.
(c) Leading a discussion panel about Moroccan politics.
(d) Giving a reading from her latest novel.

8. Who shot nine people at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church according to Lalami in "Faith"?
(a) Morgan Roof.
(b) Dylann Roof.
(c) Nikolas Cruz.
(d) Al-Zarquawi.

9. In what state does Lalami say George W. Bush received 45,000 Muslim votes?
(a) California.
(b) Texas.
(c) Florida.
(d) Georgia.

10. What famous American was one of the most vocal in questioning Obama's citizenship?
(a) Arnold Schwarzenegger.
(b) Donald Trump.
(c) Kanye West.
(d) John McCain.

11. Who accompanied Lalami to her citizenship ceremony at the Pomona Fairplex in Los Angeles?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her husband.

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

13. What changes did Lalami witness when she was in middle school and social conservatism took hold in Morocco?
(a) More women began to wear headscarves and more people attended mosques.
(b) Fewer people got married or had children.
(c) Parents began to arrange marriage for their daughters at a very young age.
(d) Women stopped wearing headscarves and refused to marry.

14. How many checkpoints like the one in Sierra Blanca does Lalami say are in the United States in the chapter "Borders"?
(a) 13.
(b) 653.
(c) 52.
(d) 136.

15. 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 Iraq War for attempting to bring democracy to Iraq.
(d) The Boston Marathon bombing for increasing security at large events.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are some reasons Lalami cites for the Muslim religion being virtually erased after enslaved Muslims were brought to the U.S.?

2. In "Borders," what does Lalami say grew after Spain transitioned from a dictatorship to a democracy starting in 1975?

3. How many visas does Lalami say are issued to people from Muslim-majority countries on Trump's ban list?

4. What was Amado Martinez-Fuerte charged with?

5. At the start of "Borders," Lalami describes being stopped at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint in what state?

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