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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. When did Ohad Naharin become the artistic director and choreographer of Batsheva Dance Company?

2. After Garbes' c-sections, how long did she needs to avoid climbing stairs?

3. When Garbes played basketball in eight-grade, how many points did she score for the entire season?

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

5. What day of the week did the Garbes and the Chase-Chens begin having dinner together?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Garbes family survive 2020?

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

3. Why and how did Garbes opt out of traditional beauty and body standards?

4. What does Garbes remember about family trips?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Garbes’ relationship with nature has changed. How has Garbes’ relationship with nature changed? How has her family taught her the importance of nature?

Essay Topic 2

Exercise is big business in the U.S. What does Garbes believe has been lost as exercise has become big business? How and why does she believe exercise needs to change?

Essay Topic 3

Mood is an element that evokes feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a book. What is the overall mood of Essential Labor?

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