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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two adjectives does Lalami use to describe the "fiction" (112) of race?
(a) Alarming and Useless.
(b) Foolish and Crippling.
(c) Seductive and Elastic.
(d) Alluring and Frail.

2. What did the Bush administration claim about John McCain in 2000 which lost him the vote in South Carolina?
(a) He was not a United States.
(b) He had not paid taxes for over 10 years.
(c) He fathered a Black child out of wedlock.
(d) He cheated on his wife with a Black woman.

3. What does Lalami say about how women who "speak clearly and forcefully" (144) are viewed?
(a) They are viewed as arrogant and aggressive.
(b) They are viewed with the same respect as quiet, reserved women.
(c) They are held in high esteem.
(d) They are viewed as paradigms of femininity.

4. What is the first thing Lalami cites in "Do Not Despair This Country," as a path to equal citizenship in America?
(a) Ensuring equal voting rights for all.
(b) The right to physical privacy.
(c) Access to quality healthcare regardless of race or class.
(d) Ensuring quality education for everyone.

5. What words does Lalami use to describe Brett Kavanaugh's testimony?
(a) Honest and compelling.
(b) Emotional and uncooperative.
(c) Intelligent and convincing.
(d) Emotionless and arrogant.

6. In "Tribe," what category does Lalami say Arabs fall under in the U.S.?
(a) White.
(b) Asian.
(c) Other.
(d) Black.

7. How old was Lalami's daughter when they moved to Casablanca where she could learn to speak Arab?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

8. During Dr. Ford's testimony, what did she say she could never forget about the night in question?
(a) Her unanswered screams for help.
(b) The noise of the party outside the room.
(c) The smell of alcohol on the accused men's breath.
(d) The laughter of the accused men.

9. What is something Lalami says she and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford have in common?
(a) They have one daughter.
(b) They lived in Koreatown.
(c) They worked at Channel One news.
(d) They graduated from UCLA.

10. "Inheritance" opens with Christine Blasey Ford testifying against whom?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) Jeffrey Epstein.
(c) Brett Kavanaugh.
(d) Clarence Thomas.

11. What did many Republicans conclude about Christine Blasey Ford's testimony?
(a) She was being paid by Democrats to lie.
(b) She was being untruthful.
(c) She was telling the truth, but identified the wrong perpetrator.
(d) She was telling the truth and thus the Supreme Court nomination should not proceed.

12. What are some things Lalami's says are discussed when a white person commits a mass killing?
(a) The suspects history of criminal activity and propensity for violence.
(b) The suspects mental health, family upbringing, and personal challenges.
(c) The suspects level of wealth and job status.
(d) The suspects lifestyle and education level.

13. What was the median household income for white families in 2017?
(a) $61,372.
(b) $25,812.
(c) $45,876.
(d) $98,743.

14. 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 anxiety.
(b) White frailty.
(c) White fragility.
(d) White privilege.

15. What does Lalami write happened to Blasey Ford after she came forward?
(a) Her friends shunned her.
(b) Her husband left her.
(c) She began receiving death threats.
(d) She was fired.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country does Lalami say tends to place blame on poor people for their state of poverty?

2. According to Lalami in "Tribe," Blacks are disproportionately denied mortgage loans compared to their white counterparts despite what act?

3. What race does Lalami say constitutes the majority of welfare recipients in "Caste"?

4. What event does Lalami believe got her fired from her first post-grad school job in L.A.?

5. In 2010, after campaign for a write in option on the census marked "Other" what were Arabs informed would happen if they checked other and wrote in Arab?

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