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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term did Robin DiAngelo term which refers to the umbrage she claims many whites react with when being told that they likely profit from systemic racism?
(a) White fragility.
(b) White anxiety.
(c) White privilege.
(d) White frailty.

2. How much do white women make per every dollar a man makes, according to Lalami in "Caste"?
(a) $1.35.
(b) 30 cents.
(c) $1.00.
(d) 80 cents.

3. According to Lalami in "Tribe," Blacks are disproportionately denied mortgage loans compared to their white counterparts despite what act?
(a) The Homestead Act.
(b) The Fair Housing Act.
(c) The Equal Access Act.
(d) The Equitable Homes Act.

4. In "Do Not Despair This Country," who does Lalami say voting rights should be extended to in the U.S.?
(a) People under 18.
(b) Dual citizens.
(c) Prisoners and those with felony records.
(d) Undocumented immigrants.

5. At the end of "Do Not Despair This Country," what does Lalami say must be overturned?
(a) Roe v. Wade.
(b) The Muslim ban.
(c) The militarization of borders.
(d) Restrictive voting policies.

6. At what age does Lalami say she began to experience harassment in Morocco?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 21.
(d) 16.

7. What race does Lalami say are often characterized as constituting the majority of welfare recipients?
(a) Blacks.
(b) Latinx.
(c) Whites.
(d) Asians.

8. Who does Lalami say often get excluded from social programs like Social Security and Medicare?
(a) The Elderly.
(b) Nonwhites.
(c) Disabled people.
(d) Poor people.

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

10. While Lalami lived in Koreatown, she writes that Govern Pete Wilson ran in favor of Prop 187. What did this policy propose to do in regards to immigrants?
(a) Prop 187 would deny visas to all incoming immigrants.
(b) Prop 187 would deny undocumented immigrants access to public education and healthcare.
(c) Prop 187 proposed to built a longer wall on the California-Mexico border.
(d) Prop 187 proposed to deport all undocumented immigrants within five years.

11. In "Caste," what does Lalami cite as an example of policy which worked to oppress the Black vote?
(a) Only advertising election days and time to white people.
(b) Sending Black people to separate voting stations that were often too far to get to.
(c) Banning Black people from voting if white people were in line.
(d) The implementation of poll taxes.

12. 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 praised.
(d) They are virtually invisible.

13. Why did Lalami decide not to go to HR after she was fired from her first job after grad school?
(a) Her boss warned her not to tell anyone.
(b) She did not get along with the head of HR.
(c) She had no concrete evidence to prove her case.
(d) She could never get in touch with them so finally gave up.

14. What Jefferson quote does Lalami note at the end of "Do Not Despair This Country"?
(a) "All men are created equal."
(b) "Institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times."
(c) “It is better to be alone than in bad company."
(d) "I do not despair of this country."

15. Why was Lalami's impoverished state during grad school different from others in her apartment building?
(a) She could rarely pay rent on time.
(b) Her poverty was intentional as she had chosen to give up all material possessions.
(c) She expected to get a well-paying job when she finished school.
(d) She made far less than other tenants in her building.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Christine Blasey Ford accused the Supreme Court nominee of doing?

2. In "Inheritance," Lalami writes that she and her brother were treated the same until she turned what age?

3. What box does Lalami say she used to check when first confronted with American paperwork that included a section on race?

4. What does Lalami write happened to Blasey Ford after she came forward?

5. Lalami begins the chapter "Tribe" with a conversation she had with her daughter while reading what book?

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