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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 long was Israeli choreographer and dancer Ohad Naharin the artistic director and choreographer of the Batsheva Dance Company?

2. How much older was Len Len than Garbes?

3. What would always be served for a meal at Ima's?

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

5. How old was Garbes when she learned about Jewish culture?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How might understanding of sport, movement, exercise, and health be expanded?

4. What do disability and aging have in common?

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

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

7. Why did the Garbes decide a yard was not important when they bought their house?

8. Why is it important for mothering to equip children to accept and respect their bodies?

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

10. On Jeju Island in South Korea, who are the haenyeo and how do the skills of the older women enrich the culture?

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

Love can be demonstrated as service. How can love be demonstrated as service? What does Garbes believe about the best way to communicate love?

Essay Topic 3

The pandemic revealed that two parents are not enough. How did the pandemic reveal that two parents are not enough? What support system is needed to help parents survive when two parents are not enough?

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