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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. Since childhood, what has been Garbes' favorite special occasion dish?
(a) Caldereta.
(b) Pancit Palabok.
(c) Chicken Arroz Caldo.
(d) Pinakbet.

2. After Garbes' c-sections, how long did she needs to avoid climbing stairs?
(a) 1 1/2 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 2 1/2 weeks.

3. In Chapter 6, how many bowls of chili does Garbes say her oldest daughter will eat in one sitting?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1 1/2.

4. How much older was Len Len than Garbes?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 2 months.

5. When does Garbes ask her parents what they think life would have been like if they had not left the Philippines?
(a) 2021.
(b) 2019.
(c) 2020.
(d) 2017.

Short Answer 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?

2. How old was Garbes when she learned about Jewish culture?

3. How many cups of rice could the rice maker cook that Garbes family used for ordinary days?

4. What book did Virginia Sole-Smith write that Garbes reads?

5. What part of a fish is Ligaya's favorite part to eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Garbes' mother active in the lives of her children and grandchildren?

2. How does Garbes come from a long-line of hair dyers, and why did she quit dying her hair?

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

4. What do disability and aging have in common?

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

6. How does Garbes feel about her Dance Church family?

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

8. How does Garbes describes the meals she enjoyed in the Philippines?

9. On Jeju Island in South Korea, who are the haenyeo and how do the skills of the older women enrich the culture?

10. What limits are there to verbal language, and how are explanations inadequate at times?

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