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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 old is Garbes in Chapter 6?

2. How long did the 504 Sit-In last?

3. Where did Garbes and Will go on their first big vacation together, two years after they met?

4. How much older was Len Len than Garbes?

5. Where is Jeju Island located?

Short Essay Questions

1. What exercise has Garbes found that works for her, and how long has she been doing it?

2. What does Garbes remember about getting the pantry staples for the foods they ate when she was a child?

3. How did Garbes family survive 2020?

4. What limits are there to verbal language, and how are explanations inadequate at times?

5. How did Garbes' father become disillusioned with managed health care?

6. How is Garbes' mother active in the lives of her children and grandchildren?

7. What is the "big clothes closet" (102)?

8. What do disability and aging have in common?

9. What is the house and neighborhood like that the Garbes' live in?

10. How are Garbes and Will different in their energy levels?

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

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 3

Reproductive labor is the work required to care for children and household members, do household chores, and keep everyone physically and emotionally healthy. How essential is reproductive labor? If it is so essential, why is it devalued?

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