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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What similarity does Amy Tan share with Jing-Mei from “Two Kinds”?
(a) Her brother went on to become a lawyer
(b) Her father was an Italian dentist
(c) Her mother committed suicide when she was young
(d) Her mother left behind children in China

2. Mr. Chong and Jing-Mei’s mother conspire to have Jing-Mei perform in a talent show held where in the story?
(a) At the town hall
(b) At Carnegie Hall
(c) In the church hall
(d) At a small Broadway venue

3. What does the phrase “Ni kan” translate to, according to the narrator?
(a) You watch
(b) Listen closely
(c) Call me
(d) Go outside

4. How does Jing-Mei describe her school achievements in “Two Kinds”?
(a) I flunked every class twice
(b) I didn’t get straight A’s
(c) I got straight A’s
(d) I skipped two grades

5. 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?
(a) A paper sack, dull and soiled
(b) A small brown leaf, thin, brittle, lifeless
(c) A wisp of hair, broken and abandoned
(d) A dandelion in the autumn sunset

Short Answer Questions

1. “Two Kinds” is a short story that was initially published in what periodical in February 1989?

2. Jing-Mei’s mother tells her when Jing-Mei resists taking piano lessons, “Who ask you be genius? Only ask you be” what?

3. For how long does Jing-Mei say she practiced piano with Mr. Chong before she overheard her mother and Auntie Lindo bragging about their children?

4. What does Jing-Mei’s mother tell her on the phone that she has when offering her the piano for her birthday?

5. At what time does Jing-Mei’s mother insist that Jing-Mei begin her piano practice following the talent show fiasco?

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