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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. When did the U.S. acquire the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam from Spain?

2. How old were Gerbes' daughter in March 2020?

3. Since when has artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles been exploring how culture devalues maintenance work?

4. Of the 20 percent of women of color in the U.S. population, what percent of childcare workers are women of color?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the Philippines greatest export?

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

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

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

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

10. What is reproductive labor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The duties of mothering can be compared to maintenance jobs. How can mothering be compared to maintenance? What is maintained by the acts of mothering? Why is the maintenance of mothering indispensable?

Essay Topic 2

Garbes’ mother did not support and guide Garbes in dealing with and accepting her body. Why did Garbes’ mother not support and guide her in dealing with and accepting her body? How did that lack of guidance affect Garbes? Why is it important for mothers and caregivers to help children understand their bodies?

Essay Topic 3

Garbes compares disability to aging. How are disability and aging similar? What do the disabled and elderly both suffer in society? How and why are the handicapped and elderly disadvantaged and discarded by society?

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