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

2. What heritage do Gerbes' daughters have on their father's side?

3. In March 2020, when did Gerbes' and her daughters' days begin?

4. Before 1965, how many Filipino could migrate to the U.S yearly?

5. How many C-sections did Garbes' mother have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was being a laundress like in 1881 in Atlanta?

2. What are Garbes' thoughts about care work?

3. How does Garbes believe children should be raised?

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

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

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

7. Why were the Philippines named for the King of Spain?

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Garbes felt detached from community growing up in Pennsylvania. Why did Garbes feel detached from community as a child? How does the concept of bayanihan explain community in the Philippines? Why does Garbes believe bayanihan could improve family life in America?

Essay Topic 2

The Philippines' biggest export is labor. How is migration institutionalized in the Philippines, and how does it affect laborers who emigrate?

Essay Topic 3

Exercise is big business in the U.S. What does Garbes believe has been lost as exercise has become big business? How and why does she believe exercise needs to change?

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