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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of her mother’s ambitions and her own as a child, Jing-Mei says, “I was like the Christ child lifted out of the straw manger, crying with” what?
(a) Holy indignity
(b) Holy agony
(c) Judicious rage
(d) Bitter contempt

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

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?
(a) 5 months
(b) 2 years
(c) 1 year
(d) 4 weeks

4. What is Auntie Lindo’s husband’s name?
(a) Uncle Tin
(b) Uncle Tom
(c) Uncle Wu
(d) Uncle Lee

5. Jing-Mei describes sitting down nightly with her mother to examine stories of child prodigies when she was a child. The first of these stories is about a boy who knows all the state capitals and most of the European countries at what age?
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 12
(d) 3

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sons does Auntie Lindo have in the story?

2. Examine the following sentence from the narrative: “I kept thinking my fingers would adjust themselves back, like a train switching to the right track.” What literary device is used in this example?

3. While watching the young piano prodigy on The Ed Sullivan Show with her mother, Jing-Mei says, “In spite of these warning signs, I wasn’t worried.” Why was Jing-Mei not concerned?

4. What does Jing-Mei’s father do as they travel home after the talent show?

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?

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