Conditional Citizens Test | Final Test - Easy

Laila Lalami
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Conditional Citizens Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year did California begin fingerprinting welfare recipients?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1994.
(c) 2014.
(d) 1974.

2. What are some ways Lalami says she saved money after moving in with her boyfriend to a better neighborhood?
(a) They had a better kitchen to cook meal rather than get takeout.
(b) The apartment was furnished, so they did not need to buy anything.
(c) The apartment was close to their jobs, so they did not need cars.
(d) She had a washer and dryer, so she saved on having to go to the laundromat.

3. What does Lalami say about Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett at the end of "Caste"?
(a) They worked hard for their money.
(b) They are not as wealthy as people think.
(c) They have used their wealth for the greater good.
(d) They have more wealth than 160 million other Americans.

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

5. What other Supreme Court nominee does Lalami cite for having been sworn in after being accused of sexual harassment?
(a) Samuel Alito.
(b) Stephen Breyer.
(c) Clarence Thomas.
(d) John Edwards.

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

7. In what year was citizenship extended to Native Americans?
(a) 1724.
(b) 1864.
(c) 2014.
(d) 1924.

8. What does Lalami say happened as a result of the crack epidemic in the 1980s?
(a) Mass incarceration of Black men and women.
(b) Drug prevention education became more prevalent in schools.
(c) More access to drug treatment.
(d) The stigma against drug addiction was shattered.

9. Which 1790 act described in "Tribe," limited citizenship to "free white persons" (103)?
(a) The Naturalization Act.
(b) The Free White Persons Act.
(c) The Immigration Act.
(d) The Citizenship Act.

10. What event occurred while Lalami lived in Koreatown which made her feel closer to her neighbors?
(a) A pandemic.
(b) A wild fire.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A drought.

11. What does Lalami say is the "absence of race" (94) in "Tribe"?
(a) White.
(b) Asian.
(c) Black.
(d) Muslim.

12. At the time of Trump's promise of a Muslim ban, how long had it been since a national of the countries in the ban perpetrated an attack on U.S. soil?
(a) Less than 5 years.
(b) At least 40 years.
(c) Approximately 10 years.
(d) Over 100 years.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lalami say often get excluded from social programs like Social Security and Medicare?

2. What was the median household income for white families in 2017?

3. In "Tribe," what category does Lalami say Arabs fall under in the U.S.?

4. Who does Lalami cite in "Caste" as an anomaly for funding her own campaign with bartending money and individual donors?

5. What was Lalami required to do at home as an adolescent which her brother was not?

(see the answer keys)

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