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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. In Chapter 7, how long has Garbes been going to a movement class called Dance Church?

2. What part of a fish is Ligaya's favorite part to eat?

3. In 2019, how much did exercise revenue total in the U.S.?

4. At the end of Chapter 4, what did Ligaya refuse to share?

5. How old are the majority of the haenyeo?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Garbes family survive 2020?

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

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

4. What do disability and aging have in common?

5. What does Garbes realize about her feelings of being fat when she was a youth?

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

7. Why did the Wongs update their house before they sold it to the Garbes and why did they move?

8. How can the emphasis on exercise be emotionally and physically damaging to the disabled, and what do the disabled have to realize?

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

10. How does Garbes describes the meals she enjoyed in the Philippines?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device that involves using the five senses to describe individuals, places, and things. How does Garbes use imagery to help readers visualize her world?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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