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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What year does Christine Blasey Ford say the event in her testimony occurred?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1982.
(c) 2012.
(d) 2004.

4. What country does Lalami say tends to place blame on poor people for their state of poverty?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Spain.
(c) America.
(d) Morocco.

5. When does Lalami say she became inspired by Moroccan feminists?
(a) In college.
(b) In middle school.
(c) After grad school.
(d) In high school.

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

7. What is something Lalami says all citizens should have access to at the end of "Do Not Despair This Country"?
(a) A travel stipend.
(b) A nice car.
(c) A furnished home.
(d) A living wage.

8. Which Amendment, passed in 1868, gave Blacks citizenship status?
(a) The 4th Amendment.
(b) The 1st Amendment.
(c) The 5th Amendment.
(d) The 14th Amendment.

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

10. 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?
(a) They would be marked as Black.
(b) They would be marked as white.
(c) Their census data would not be counted.
(d) They would be marked as Arab.

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

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

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

14. What similarity does Lalami note between Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh's testimony?
(a) Both men admitted not watching their accuser's testimony.
(b) Both men offered compelling arguments against their accuser.
(c) Both men said their accuser's testimony was compelling.
(d) Both men refused to testify.

15. Who does Lalami cite in "Caste" as an anomaly for funding her own campaign with bartending money and individual donors?
(a) Hillary Clinton.
(b) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
(c) Elizabeth Warren.
(d) Kamal Harris.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lalami say her editor responded when a famous columnist asked her to sit on his lap?

2. In "Caste," what does Lalami cite as an example of policy which worked to oppress the Black vote?

3. What two adjectives does Lalami use to describe the "fiction" (112) of race?

4. What is the first thing Lalami cites in "Do Not Despair This Country," as a path to equal citizenship in America?

5. What other Supreme Court nominee does Lalami cite for having been sworn in after being accused of sexual harassment?

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