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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. What heritage do Gerbes' daughters have on their father's side?
2. When was the organization Wages for Housework formed?
3. In 1881, what percent of Black women in the city of Atlanta were domestic workers?
4. What were the names of the domestic workers who raised Garbes' mother?
5. How many people did Ukeles meet in person in conjunction with her work Touch Sanitation Performance?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was it like for Garbes' parents when they emigrated from the Philippines?
2. What has having children taught Garbes about love being an action verb?
3. What was being a laundress like in 1881 in Atlanta?
4. How does Garbes believe children should be raised?
5. What is Garbes' father's career and what does he do all day?
6. What did Lola Lily, Garbes' maternal grandmother, do to survive?
7. What did Garbes write about mothering and what it taught children about their bodies and needs?
8. Why did Garbes' mother refuse the domestic worker her mother, Ima, had offered to send with her when she emigrated from the Philippines?
9. What story does Garbes tell to show how her mother is a natural-born caretaker?
10. What does Garbes believe is the basis of our economic system?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in in Essential Labor? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner?
Essay Topic 2
Opinions are beliefs or judgments. Facts rely on observation and research. Are the ideas Garbes shares in Essential Labor facts or opinion?
Essay Topic 3
The pandemic affected mothering. How did the pandemic affect mothering? Why did the pandemic cause Garbes to believe that mothering needed to change?
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