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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the composition that the piano prodigy plays on The Ed Sullivan Show, Jing-Mei says, “I remember the song, because later on” what?
(a) I heard it again on the radio
(b) It was the song played at my mother’s funeral
(c) I had that song played at my wedding
(d) I had to learn how to play it

2. What is Jing-Mei doing on the day when her mother insists she go practice at the piano after the talent show fiasco?
(a) Calling a friend
(b) Writing in her journal
(c) Watching TV
(d) Listening to the radio

3. What does Jing-Mei say Mr. Chong would balance on her wrists as she practiced piano so that she would keep them still?
(a) Dimes
(b) Apples
(c) Pennies
(d) Quarters

4. Of Auntie Lindo, Jing-Mei’s mother says in the beginning of the story, “Her daughter, she is only best” what?
(a) Chess champion
(b) Tricky
(c) Student
(d) At trying

5. What musical term from the story refers to a group of notes taken in ascending or descending order within the compass of one octave?
(a) Treble
(b) Bass
(c) Scale
(d) Sonata

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Chinese Exclusion Act signed into law?

2. How many mothers comprise the Joy Luck Club in the story?

3. When Jing-Mei’s mother enrolls her in piano lessons, Jing-Mei says, “I can’t play the piano. And even if I could, I wouldn’t” what?

4. In the 1993 film adaptation of The Joy Luck Club, what actress played the role of Jing-Mei?

5. What similarity does Amy Tan share with Jing-Mei from “Two Kinds”?

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