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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of Jing-Mei’s mother in “Two Kinds”?
2. 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?
3. What musical term from the story refers to a group of notes taken in ascending or descending order within the compass of one octave?
4. At the talent show where Jing-Mei makes her piano debut, she describes an eleven-year-old boy who won first prize for what performance?
5. From what opera does Jing-Mei describe the “breasted girl with white makeup” singing from at the talent show?
Short Essay Questions
1. What theme connects “Two Kinds” to the other stories in The Joy Luck Club?
2. How does Jing-Mei’s mother respond when Jing-Mei refuses to practice piano after the talent show?
3. How does Jing-Mei respond to her mother’s news that she will be taking piano lessons?
4. What offer does Jing-Mei’s mother make her approaching Jing-Mei’s thirtieth birthday?
5. What cultural similarities can be seen between the author’s childhood and that of Jing-Mei in “Two Kinds”?
6. What are Suyuan Woo’s views of opportunity in America, as noted by the narrator in the opening of the story?
7. How does Suyuan Woo go about discovering her daughter’s “genius” in the beginning of the story?
8. How does Jing-Mei describe Mr. Chong’s history in music? How does she describe her first lessons?
9. How does Jing-Mei say her perceptions differed from her mother’s in regard to ambition as she looks back at the end of the story?
10. How does the conflict that marks the climax of the story begin? How much time has passed since Jing-Mei’s performance at the talent show?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the character of Suyuan Woo in “Two Kinds.” How does Jing-Mei describe her mother’s tragic history and her immigration into the U.S.? What happened to Suyuan’s young twin daughters? What does Suyuan believe? How does she change in the story?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the ambitions that Jing-Mei might have pursued as a child if her mother had not attempted to mold her into her own ambitions. What subjects does Jing-Mei profess interest in? In what ways might her mother have attempted to pursue these interests for her daughter?
Essay Topic 3
Who is “Chinatown’s Littlest Chinese Chess Champion” in the story? What is Jing-Lei’s relationship like with this character? How did this character earn her title? How does this character differ from the protagonist in “Two Kinds”?
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