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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. When Garbes arrived at the hospital for the birth of her second daughter, how long had she been in labor to be only three centimeters dilated?
(a) 16 hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 7 hours.
(d) 14 hours.

2. In Chapter 4 when the family would have Thanksgiving and Christmas together, from where would family members fly in from?
(a) Colorado and Illinois.
(b) Arizona and Massachusetts.
(c) Canada and California.
(d) Oregon and Washington.

3. In Chapter 7, what sport does Garbes' 13-year-old niece like to play?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Volleyball.
(d) Basketball.

4. How long did Garbes die her hair to cover up the gray?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 12 years.

5. For how long did the pandemic make it impossible to attend in-person Dance Church?
(a) Over 18 months.
(b) 15 months.
(c) About 20 months.
(d) 12 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Garbes ask her parents what they think life would have been like if they had not left the Philippines?

2. What type of dog do Garbes' parents have in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 6, how many bowls of chili does Garbes say her oldest daughter will eat in one sitting?

4. How long was Israeli choreographer and dancer Ohad Naharin the artistic director and choreographer of the Batsheva Dance Company?

5. When Garbes would take the bus home after school, how far was the walk down her gravel road to her house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Garbes and Will different in their energy levels?

2. How can the emphasis on exercise be emotionally and physically damaging to the disabled, and what do the disabled have to realize?

3. How did Garbes' father become disillusioned with managed health care?

4. Why and how did Garbes opt out of traditional beauty and body standards?

5. What is the "big clothes closet" (102)?

6. What does Garbes remember about family trips?

7. What exercise has Garbes found that works for her, and how long has she been doing it?

8. What does Garbes remember about getting the pantry staples for the foods they ate when she was a child?

9. How might understanding of sport, movement, exercise, and health be expanded?

10. Why is it important for mothering to equip children to accept and respect their bodies?

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