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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 says that Mr. Chong would have her curve her hand around what object and then keep that shape while playing chords?
(a) An apple
(b) A potato
(c) A rope
(d) A penny

2. What is the name of the song that Jing-Mei finds next to the Schumann piece she played for the talent show at the end of the story?
(a) Perfectly Contented
(b) Anita’s Dance
(c) Peter’s Waltz
(d) Pleading Child

3. Jing-Mei says that during her childhood, the tests her mother gave her “got harder—multiplying numbers in my head, finding” what card in a deck of cards?
(a) The joker card
(b) The ace of diamonds
(c) The queen of hearts
(d) The five of spades

4. How does Jing-Mei describe the secondhand piano that her parents bought for her?
(a) It was the showpiece of our living room
(b) It was so ratty we kept it in the basement
(c) It was the eyesore of our household
(d) It was used like a kitchen table for years

5. What is the name of Auntie Lindo’s daughter in the story?
(a) Betty
(b) Waverly
(c) Ying-Ying
(d) An-Mei

Short Answer Questions

1. Jing-Mei says that soon after her mother got the idea for her to be a Chinese Shirley Temple, she took her to a beauty school in what district?

2. What color dress does Jing-Mei wear for her piano debut at the talent show?

3. What are the names of the families from the Joy Luck Club that come up to Jing-Mei’s mother and father after Jing-Mei’s performance at the talent show?

4. What does Jing-Mei’s father do as they travel home after the talent show?

5. What does Mr. Chong live in relation to Jing-Mei’s family when she’s growing up?

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