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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jing-Mei was helping her father get things in order after Jing-Mei’s mother died, she says she found “some old Chinese silk dresses, the kind with” what?
(a) Little slits up the sides
(b) Golden silk thread
(c) Hand-sewn little pockets
(d) Gathers in the sleeves

2. Jing-Mei describes the fingers of Mr. Chong’s mother as feeling like what?
(a) A jellyfish
(b) The inside of an oyster
(c) A fat baby’s
(d) A dead person’s

3. How does Jing-Mei say her academic career ended in “Two Kinds”?
(a) She dropped out of college
(b) She earned a bachelor’s degree
(c) She earned a law degree
(d) She earned a master’s degree

4. Of the composition that the piano prodigy plays on The Ed Sullivan Show, Jing-Mei says, “I remember the song, because later on” what?
(a) It was the song played at my mother’s funeral
(b) I had that song played at my wedding
(c) I heard it again on the radio
(d) I had to learn how to play it

5. What refers to circular toys that are twirled around the waist, and that some of the children used at the talent show when Jing-Mei made her piano debut?
(a) Jump ropes
(b) Hula Hoops
(c) Juggling balls
(d) Yo-yos

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jing-Mei’s mother still lived in China, her husband was serving as an officer where?

2. What sensation does Jing-Mei describe as she begins hitting one wrong note after another during the talent show?

3. What composition does the piano prodigy play by Edvard Grieg on The Ed Sullivan Show as Jing-Mei and her mother watch?

4. What word does Jing-Mei use to describe Auntie Lindo’s daughter in the narrative?

5. How many mothers comprise the Joy Luck Club in the story?

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