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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. Who was the president of the U.S. when the U.S. acquired the Philippines?

3. When did Garbes' parents meet at Manila's Philippine General Hospital?

4. How many children did Garbes' grandmother have?

5. Where did Gerbes work during the pandemic?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Garbes' mother refuse the domestic worker her mother, Ima, had offered to send with her when she emigrated from the Philippines?

3. What was Garbes' mother's job like as a hospice nurse?

4. What are Garbes' thoughts about care work?

5. How does Garbes believe children should be raised?

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

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

8. What is the Philippines greatest export?

9. What were balikbayan boxes?

10. Why is Garbes not entirely comfortable with household help as she observes it in the Philippines?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are domestic workers in the U.S. and the Philippines. How is domestic work similar and dissimilar in the U.S. and the Philippines? Why does Garbes believe domestic work in the Philippines is more honest?

Essay Topic 2

In the 1500s, an explorer from Spain discovered the Philippines. How has the Philippines been colonized by first Spain and then the U.S.? How has colonialism affected the country and its people?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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