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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. Who was the president of the U.S. when the U.S. acquired the Philippines?
(a) Chester A. Arthur.
(b) William McKinley.
(c) James A. Garfield.
(d) Rutherford B. Hayes.

2. What was Garbes' paternal grandfather's occupation?
(a) Postal worker.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Pharmacist.

3. What was the name of the woman who was in charge of Ima's kitchen for many years?
(a) Margo.
(b) Christina.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Aurora.

4. During Covid, how many jobs were lost by women?
(a) 4.5 million.
(b) 3.5 million.
(c) Nearly 5 million.
(d) About 3 million.

5. When did Garbes' parents meet at Manila's Philippine General Hospital?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1969.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percent of the $32 billion that overseas Filipinos send back to the Philippines is accounted for the the country's gross domestic product?

2. How long had Garbes' parents known one another when they immigrated to the U.S.?

3. How old was Ima when she quit working all the time at her wholesale market?

4. In how many countries around the world are Filipinx people employed as nannies, house cleaners, and elder-care workers?

5. Where did Garbes' mother grow up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did poet Ocean Vuong say about love for the Vietnamese?

2. What was Garbes' mother's job like as a hospice nurse?

3. What are two ways that Garbes handles times when her toddler refuses to get dressed or wear anything other than a dress that is in the washing machine?

4. What were balikbayan boxes?

5. For the four months of the quarantine, how did Garbes' family spend their time?

6. Why is Garbes not entirely comfortable with household help as she observes it in the Philippines?

7. What was it like for Garbes' parents when they emigrated from the Philippines?

8. What did Lola Lily, Garbes' maternal grandmother, do to survive?

9. What is Garbes' father's career and what does he do all day?

10. What is reproductive labor?

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