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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Auntie Lindo’s last name in the story?
(a) Jong
(b) St. Clair
(c) Hsu
(d) Woo

2. What does Jing-Mei respond to her mother on the phone when her mother offers her the piano for her birthday and says, “You could been genius if you wanted to”?
(a) I wish I’d known then
(b) I love you
(c) Yes, I know
(d) No I couldn’t

3. What does Jing-Mei say she never really did while she practiced for her talent show?
(a) Worry about how she looked while playing
(b) Listened to what she was playing
(c) Connect with the music that flowed through her
(d) Think about anything other than the music

4. How old does Jing-Mei say she was when her mother told her “Of course you can be prodigy too” in the beginning of the story?
(a) 5
(b) 9
(c) 3
(d) 7

5. Who is the only person applauding when Jing-Mei looks up from her curtsy at the talent show?
(a) Mr. Chong
(b) Auntie Lindo
(c) Jing-Mei’s mother
(d) Jing-Mei’s father

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Jing-Mei soon learns after beginning her piano lessons with Mr. Chong that he is deaf. He compares himself to what composer, saying “We’re both listening only in our head”?

4. “Two Kinds” is a short story from Amy Tan’s book The Joy Luck Club. This collection of short stories revolves around the lives of Chinese immigrant women who form a club and play what game?

5. From what opera does Jing-Mei describe the “breasted girl with white makeup” singing from at the talent show?

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