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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jing-Mei’s mother tells her when Jing-Mei resists taking piano lessons, “Who ask you be genius? Only ask you be” what?
(a) Prodigy
(b) Passionate
(c) Your best
(d) Responsible

2. As Jing-Mei sits down to begin her piano solo at the talent show, she envisions whom rushing up to introduce her to everyone on TV?
(a) Bob Newhart
(b) James Dean
(c) Johnny Carson
(d) Ed Sullivan

3. What word does Jing-Mei use to describe Auntie Lindo’s daughter in the narrative?
(a) Voluptuous
(b) Snotty
(c) Humble
(d) Gracious

4. How many sons does Auntie Lindo have in the story?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 1

5. When Jing-Mei has a revelation while staring at herself in the bathroom mirror as a child, how does she describe the girl who is staring back at her?
(a) Broken, ashamed
(b) Soft, radiant
(c) Angry, powerful
(d) Confused, lost

Short Answer Questions

1. The majority of the narrative of “Two Kind” is related in what tense?

2. Mr. Chong and Jing-Mei’s mother conspire to have Jing-Mei perform in a talent show held where in the story?

3. Who performs first at the talent show where Jing-Mei makes her piano debut?

4. Jing-Mei says that her mother offered to give her the piano for her birthday when she turned how old?

5. Describing her mother’s reaction to her hurtful words, Jing-Mei says, “she backed out of the room, stunned, as if she were blowing away like” what?

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