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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Two Kinds.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Edvard Grieg was a composer and pianist from what country?
(a) France
(b) Norway
(c) England
(d) Germany
2. How does Jing-Mei describe the Schumann piece that she was to play at the talent show?
(a) It was a simple, moody piece that sounded more difficult than it was
(b) It was a textured piece that showed off skills that I didn’t even have
(c) It was a difficult, multi-layered piece that sounded less difficult than it was
(d) It was a strong and powerful piece, one that I loved
3. What is the nickname that Auntie Lindo’s daughter is known by in the area where Jing-Mei grows up?
(a) Chinatown’s Littlest Chinese Checkers Champion
(b) Chinatown’s Littlest “Chinatown’s Littlest Chinese Mah-jongg Champion
(c) Chinatown’s Littlest Chinese Chess Champion
(d) Chinatown’s Littlest Chinese Swimming Star
4. What musical term from Jing-Mei’s piano lessons means characterized by abruptness and disconnectedness?
(a) Reverie
(b) Arpeggio
(c) Staccato
(d) Trill
5. 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?
(a) A better daughter
(b) Rich now
(c) Famous now
(d) Easier to deal with
Short Answer Questions
1. Jing-Mei says that Mr. Chong would have her curve her hand around what object and then keep that shape while playing chords?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. What literary term refers to a short impressionistic scene that focuses on one moment or gives a trenchant impression about a character, idea, setting, or object?
5. Where does Jing-Mei find her exercise notes and secondhand music books at the end of the story?
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