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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. What percent of the $32 billion that overseas Filipinos send back to the Philippines is accounted for the the country's gross domestic product?
(a) 15%.
(b) 12%.
(c) 5%.
(d) 10%.

2. Before 1965, how many Filipino could migrate to the U.S yearly?
(a) 275.
(b) 50.
(c) 350.
(d) 150.

3. To what people does the poet Ocean Vuong say that love is service?
(a) Thai.
(b) Vietnamese.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Korean.

4. What does Garbes' father do for a living?
(a) Physical therapist.
(b) Audiologist.
(c) Pathologist.
(d) Occupational therapist.

5. How many C-sections did Garbes' mother have?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city did Garbes' grandparents live in?

2. How many cities make up Manila?

3. Who was the president of the U.S. when the U.S. acquired the Philippines?

4. How long were many of Garbes' mother's days when she was working as nurse in America?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Garbes believe is the basis of our economic system?

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

3. What has having children taught Garbes about love being an action verb?

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

5. What was it like when Garbes tried to work during the pandemic quarantine?

6. What story does Garbes tell to show how her mother is a natural-born caretaker?

7. What did Garbes write about mothering and what it taught children about their bodies and needs?

8. What is the Philippines greatest export?

9. What were balikbayan boxes?

10. Early during the Covid-19 quarantine, what did Garbes ask herself about how to spend her time, and what did she decide?

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