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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Two Kinds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the story, Jing-Mei says, “After I had the piano tuned, I opened the lid and touched the keys.” How does she say it sounded?
(a) It sounded like there was a dying cat inside
(b) It sounded like my mother’s voice
(c) It sounded even richer than I remembered
(d) It sounded softer and more brittle than I remembered

2. Who founded the Ripley’s Believe It or Not franchise?
(a) James Ripley
(b) Robert Ripley
(c) Alexander Ripley
(d) George Ripley

3. What does Jing-Mei’s mother do to earn money for the family when Jing-Mei is a child?
(a) She teaches English
(b) She teaches piano
(c) She cleans houses
(d) She cooks at a hotel

4. Examine the following sentence from the narrative: “I kept thinking my fingers would adjust themselves back, like a train switching to the right track.” What literary device is used in this example?
(a) Simile
(b) Metaphor
(c) Jargon
(d) Onomatopoeia

5. When was the Chinese Exclusion Act signed into law?
(a) 1915
(b) 1948
(c) 1882
(d) 1862

Short Answer Questions

1. Jing-Mei says in the end of the story that she had never asked her mother about her hope, “And that even worse, I never asked her what frightened me the most”. What is the question that so frightened Jing-Mei?

2. Describing her mother’s reaction to her hurtful words, Jing-Mei says, “she backed out of the room, stunned, as if she were blowing away like” what?

3. What is the name of Jing-Mei’s mother in “Two Kinds”?

4. Where does Jing-Mei live while growing up?

5. What musical term from the story refers to a composition for one or two instruments, typically comprised of three or four movements in contrasting forms and keys?

(see the answer key)

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