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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Jing-Mei and her parents travel home after the talent show?
(a) By taxi
(b) By limousine
(c) By bus
(d) By train

2. At what time does Jing-Mei’s mother insist that Jing-Mei begin her piano practice following the talent show fiasco?
(a) 3
(b) 7
(c) 4
(d) 6

3. When was Edvard Grieg born?
(a) 1798
(b) 1935
(c) 1919
(d) 1843

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) 16
(c) 12
(d) 10

5. What “magic word” as in conjuring does Jing-Mei use to describe the effect of her having said hurtful things to her mother during their fight about piano practice?
(a) Abracadabra
(b) Voila
(c) Kapow
(d) Alakazam

Short Answer Questions

1. The Magnuson Act was passed in the year that China became what?

2. Who is the only person applauding when Jing-Mei looks up from her curtsy at the talent show?

3. “Two Kinds” is a short story from Amy Tan’s book The Joy Luck Club. This collection of short stories revolves around the lives of Chinese immigrant women who form a club and play what game?

4. When Jing-Mei’s mother asks her for the capital of Finland, Jing-Mei responds with the capital of what country in the beginning of the story?

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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