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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what percent does Lalami say Latinx children are becoming proficient in English?
(a) 45%.
(b) 100%.
(c) 15%.
(d) 90%.

2. Which group was stopped the most at the Arivaca, Arizona checkpoint?
(a) White motorists.
(b) LatinX motorists.
(c) Black motorists.
(d) Asian motorists.

3. Which presidential candidate does Lalami say called Americans "foolish," "dumb," and "very, very stupid" (21)?
(a) McCain.
(b) Bush.
(c) Obama.
(d) Trump.

4. At the end of "Faith," what does Lalami say her daughter told her she wanted to be?
(a) A doctor.
(b) President.
(c) A social justice activist.
(d) A linguist.

5. Why did the U.S. repatriate 2 million Mexicans in the 1930s?
(a) They were being blamed for the economic downturn.
(b) There was a global pandemic.
(c) Mexico demanded they be sent back.
(d) They wanted to go home.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are some things Lalami says Border patrol agents are allowed to ask for at U.S. checkpoints?

3. What did Lalaimi come to the United States to study?

4. Which presidential candidate does Lalami say had to go to great lengths to show his love for America?

5. In "Assimilation," what example did Lalami's airplane seatmate give of Koreans in Gardena, California refusing to assimilate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What year is it and why is Lalami at a ceremony at the start of "Allegiance"?

2. In "Faith," what background does Lalami provided about her mother's early life and adolescence?

3. Under what administration was Operation Hold the Line implemented? How successful was it?

4. What was the Demographics Unit that Lalami discusses at the end of "Allegiance"?

5. What difference does Lalami note between Obama and Trump regarding their allegiance to America?

6. What does Lalami note at the end of "Allegiance" about the prior use of the Pomona Fairplex, where she received her citizenship?

7. What are some of the strict rules Lalami says she learned of her religion in the chapter "Faith"?

8. Describe John McCain's response to a woman who said she could not trust Obama because he was "an Arab"(18) and what is the implication according to Lalami in "Allegiance"?

9. Describe the conversation Lalami had with a seat mate on an airplane about Koreans in Gardena, California.

10. In what ways does Lalami say she lives in the gray zone at the end of "Faith"?

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