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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Two Kinds.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Jing-Mei say to defend the young piano player on The Ed Sullivan Show when her mother criticizes her performance?
(a) I’m sure she’s practiced. Her parents have money for good training
(b) She’s not that good, but she’s got a great dress and demeanor
(c) I think her playing sounds beautiful. I don’t know what you’re talking about
(d) She’s pretty good. Maybe she’s not the best, but she’s trying hard
2. What is symbolized by the second song that Jing-Mei finds in her piano workbook at the end of the story?
(a) The love she had for her father
(b) The inner anguish she suffered as a child
(c) The inner peace she’s found in her life
(d) Her mother’s ambitions for her
3. How does Jing-Mei say she felt every time she saw the piano in her parents’ living room at the end of the story?
(a) Ashamed
(b) Proud
(c) Sad
(d) Angry
4. How old is the boy at the talent show that is described as wearing a fake moustache and doing a magic show?
(a) 18
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 16
5. What refers to circular toys that are twirled around the waist, and that some of the children used at the talent show when Jing-Mei made her piano debut?
(a) Hula Hoops
(b) Juggling balls
(c) Yo-yos
(d) Jump ropes
Short Answer Questions
1. When Jing-Mei and her mother get into an argument about Jing-Mei beginning piano lessons, Jing-Mei’s mother exclaims, “If she had as much talent as she has temper, she would be” what?
2. How many hours a day does Jing-Mei have access to the piano at Mr. Chong’s for practice when she first begins taking lessons?
3. From what opera does Jing-Mei describe the “breasted girl with white makeup” singing from at the talent show?
4. When Jing-Mei stands up after playing her piano solo at the talent show, she realizes what are shaking?
5. What composition does the piano prodigy play by Edvard Grieg on The Ed Sullivan Show as Jing-Mei and her mother watch?
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