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

2. How does Lalami say her editor responded when a famous columnist asked her to sit on his lap?
(a) He told the columnist to be respectul.
(b) He told Lalami she should do what she is told.
(c) He laughed.
(d) He fired the columnist.

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

4. What was Lalami's brother required to do as an adolescent that Lalami was not?
(a) Do Laundry.
(b) Cook.
(c) Run errands and do yard work.
(d) Wash Dishes.

5. 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 living wage.
(d) A furnished home.

Short Answer 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?

2. What is one way that Lalami suggests equal voting rights can be achieved?

3. What are some things about gender roles that Lalami says she learned in school?

4. How much was Lalami's first apartment in Los Angeles, which she describes at the start of "Caste"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lalami cite as different between the way Moroccans and Americans view those living in poverty?

2. Who coined the term "white fragility," and what does it mean?

3. What does Lalami say at the end of "Caste" in regards to the level of wealth men like Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett have?

4. In "Tribe," what does Lalami note about how American students are taught about Black figures?

5. What does Lalami describe about her neighbors in Koreatown after an earthquake hit?

6. In "Tribe," how does Lalami define what she calls "white anxiety" (97)?

7. In what aspects of one's life does Lalami say being Black has a negative impact?

8. How are poor people kept from running for government office, according to Lalami in "Tribe"?

9. Despite growing up poor, what advantage did Lalami have in Morocco which she said "granted [her] access to elite groups" (127)?

10. What does Lalami suggest Tom's treatment of Jim Huckleberry Finn represents at the start of "Tribe"?

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