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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. In "Caste," what does Lalami say about women and silence?

4. What year did Arabs begin to petition for their own separate box on the U.S. census?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what ways does Thomas Jefferson's claim that "all men are created equal" contradict his life?

3. What does Lalami believe regarding the American belief that women rights are far more advanced here than in other countries?

4. How did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fund her run for office?

5. What does Lalami say happens when white men commit mass killings in the U.S.?

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

7. How did Lalami's parents' expectations of her begin to differ from that of her brother when she reached adolescence?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the topic of assimilation in Conditional Citizens. Define assimilation. How is the definition different between nationalists and multiculturalists? What are some examples Lalami cites of American expectations that immigrants should assimilate? In what ways were people forced to assimilate in America? What does she note about French immigrants in Morocco?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Lalami's language style and word choice in Conditional Citizens. What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Write an analysis of Lalami's commentary on poverty in Conditional Citizens. What examples of poverty does she include? How is America's view of poverty different from how Lalami describes Morocco's view?

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