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

2. What were the first names of the people who used to own the house where Garbes and her husband now live?

3. In Chapter 4, what color nightgown would Len Len wear when she was sleepwalking?

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

5. In Chapter 7, what sport does Garbes' 13-year-old niece like to play?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Garbes and her cousins spend holidays, summer vacations, or impromptu weekends with one another?

2. What were some snacks Garbes enjoyed as a child?

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

4. How does Garbes come from a long-line of hair dyers, and why did she quit dying her hair?

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

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

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

8. How does Garbes feel about her Dance Church family?

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

10. What does Garbes remember about family trips?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Opinions are beliefs or judgments. Facts rely on observation and research. Are the ideas Garbes shares in Essential Labor facts or opinion?

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