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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. Between 1966 and 1985, how manay Filipino nurses are estimated to have migrated to the U.S.?
2. When did Dr. Benjamin Spock write, "Trust Yourself" (71)?
3. When did the New York Times publish a survey that showed that among heterosexual couples working from home during the pandemic, the men were more likely than women to work in a separate room or home office?
4. How old was Ima when she quit working all the time at her wholesale market?
5. How old were Garbes' parents when they immigrated to the United States?
Short Essay Questions
1. For the four months of the quarantine, how did Garbes' family spend their time?
2. What did Lola Lily, Garbes' maternal grandmother, do to survive?
3. What has having children taught Garbes about love being an action verb?
4. What does Garbes believe is the basis of our economic system?
5. How does Garbes believe children should be raised?
6. What was life like for Garbes before the pandemic?
7. What did poet Ocean Vuong say about love for the Vietnamese?
8. What story does Garbes tell to show how her mother is a natural-born caretaker?
9. Why were the Philippines named for the King of Spain?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Care work is seen as low-wage labor. Why is care work seen as low-wage labor? Why should caring for children have a higher priority and pay higher wages?
Essay Topic 2
Garbes discusses literal and metaphoric homecomings. What does it mean to Garbes to come home? Why is a literal homecoming not possible? How and where does she hope to find a metaphoric homecoming?
Essay Topic 3
The pandemic revealed that two parents are not enough. How did the pandemic reveal that two parents are not enough? What support system is needed to help parents survive when two parents are not enough?
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