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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Two Kinds.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does Jing-Mei describe the Schumann piece that she was to play at the talent show?
(a) It was a textured piece that showed off skills that I didn’t even have
(b) It was a difficult, multi-layered piece that sounded less difficult than it was
(c) It was a simple, moody piece that sounded more difficult than it was
(d) It was a strong and powerful piece, one that I loved
2. While watching the young piano prodigy on The Ed Sullivan Show with her mother, Jing-Mei says, “In spite of these warning signs, I wasn’t worried.” Why was Jing-Mei not concerned?
(a) Her mother didn’t enjoy the sound of the piano
(b) Her family couldn’t afford to buy a piano and lessons
(c) Her parents believed piano music was immoral
(d) Her mother knew she was tone deaf
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 five of spades
(b) The joker card
(c) The queen of hearts
(d) The ace of diamonds
4. The majority of the narrative of “Two Kind” is related in what tense?
(a) Future tense
(b) Future-possessive tense
(c) Past tense
(d) Present tense
5. What color dress does Jing-Mei wear for her piano debut at the talent show?
(a) White
(b) Red
(c) Yellow
(d) Blue
Short Answer Questions
1. Of the composition that the piano prodigy plays on The Ed Sullivan Show, Jing-Mei says, “I remember the song, because later on” what?
2. What does Jing-Mei say Mr. Chong would balance on her wrists as she practiced piano so that she would keep them still?
3. What does Jing-Mei say she never really did while she practiced for her talent show?
4. What musical term from the story refers to a composition for one or two instruments, typically comprised of three or four movements in contrasting forms and keys?
5. Where did author Amy Tan grow up?
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