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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Garbes' parents' first apartment in the U.S.?
(a) West Philadelphia.
(b) Allentown.
(c) Harrisburg.
(d) Pittsburgh.

2. What city published a planning department document where Ukeles noticed that work was divided into Development and Maintenance?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Boston.

3. What heritage do Gerbes' daughters have on their father's side?
(a) Czech German.
(b) Welsh.
(c) Italian.
(d) French.

4. How old were Garbes' parents when they immigrated to the United States?
(a) 23 and 27.
(b) 22 and 26.
(c) 25 and 29.
(d) 24 and 28.

5. What province did Garbes' grandparents live in?
(a) Samar.
(b) Capiz.
(c) Pampanga.
(d) Bataan.

6. What percent of nurses in the U.S. are Filipina?
(a) 2%.
(b) 3%.
(c) 4%.
(d) 10%.

7. How many months did Ukeles spend meeting individual department employees in conjunction with her work Touch Sanitation Performance?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

8. What type of nurse was Garbes' mother for most of her career in America?
(a) Labor and deliveery.
(b) Neonatal ICU.
(c) Hospice.
(d) Pediatric.

9. Where did Gerbes work during the pandemic?
(a) Guest bedroom.
(b) Dining room.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) Garage.

10. How much might Filipina workers make monthly living in the Philippines?
(a) $225.
(b) $175.
(c) About $150.
(d) Less than $200.

11. In March 2020, when was Gerbes usually alone and able to work at home?
(a) 8:45 a.m.
(b) 8:15 a.m.
(c) 8 a.m.
(d) 8:30 a.m.

12. In how many countries around the world are Filipinx people employed as nannies, house cleaners, and elder-care workers?
(a) 90.
(b) About 150.
(c) Over 130.
(d) 100.

13. When did Tillie Olsen write about how motherhood means being interruptible?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1970.

14. When did women in Iceland stage the Iceland Women's Strike?
(a) October 24, 1975.
(b) October 1, 1975.
(c) October 9, 1975.
(d) October 18, 1975.

15. How old were Gerbes' daughter in March 2020?
(a) 5 and 1.
(b) 6 and 3.
(c) 4 and 1.
(d) 5 and 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the organization Wages for Housework formed?

2. What was the name of the man who was married to Garbes' Tita Gina?

3. What was the name of Gerbes' paternal grandmother?

4. What color chair would Garbes' mother sit in when she would tend to Garbes' ear wax?

5. When did the New York Times publish a survey that showed that among heterosexual couples working from home during the pandemic, the men were more likely than women to work in a separate room or home office?

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