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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the tests that Jing-Mei’s mother gave her as she attempted to lure out the prodigy in her daughter was predicting the daily temperatures in what three cities?
(a) New York, Paris, and London
(b) Los Angeles, New York, and London
(c) Seattle, Minneapolis, and New York
(d) Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles

2. When her mother offered to give her the piano for her birthday, Jing-Mei says she saw this action as what?
(a) A sign of apology
(b) A sign of repentance
(c) A sign of hope
(d) A sign of forgiveness

3. When was author Amy Tan born?
(a) 1911
(b) 1965
(c) 1952
(d) 1940

4. 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?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Jing-Mei say she was when her mother told her “Of course you can be prodigy too” in the beginning of the story?

2. After Jing-Mei’s hair debacle where it was cut off like a boy’s, what statement does she make about her feelings of the haircut?

3. 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?

4. What musical term from Jing-Mei’s piano lessons means characterized by abruptness and disconnectedness?

5. What does Jing-Mei realize about the song she finds next to the one she played for the talent show at the end of the story?

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