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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 symbolized by the second song that Jing-Mei finds in her piano workbook at the end of the story?
(a) The inner anguish she suffered as a child
(b) The inner peace she’s found in her life
(c) The love she had for her father
(d) Her mother’s ambitions for her
2. The little girl that Jing-Mei and her mother watch playing piano on The Ed Sullivan Show is said to have what kind of haircut?
(a) A Barbie Doll haircut
(b) A Raggedy Anne haircut
(c) A Peter Pan haircut
(d) A Shirley Temple haircut
3. What illness did Jing-Mei’s mother contract while trying to flee China?
(a) Dysentery
(b) Malaria
(c) Pneumonia
(d) Gangrene
4. After Jing-Mei’s performance at the talent show, she says, “We could have escaped during intermission.” What does she say “must have anchored my parents to their chairs”?
(a) A need to punish me further
(b) Pride and some strange sense of honor
(c) A desire to not be shown up by their neighbors
(d) A love for music
5. 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 knew she was tone deaf
(b) Her mother didn’t enjoy the sound of the piano
(c) Her family couldn’t afford to buy a piano and lessons
(d) Her parents believed piano music was immoral
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Jing-Mei find her exercise notes and secondhand music books at the end of the story?
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”?
3. What does Jing-Mei say she never really did while she practiced for her talent show?
4. At the end of the story, Jing-Mei says, “After I had the piano tuned, I opened the lid and touched the keys.” How does she say it sounded?
5. In the 1993 film adaptation of The Joy Luck Club, what actress played the role of Jing-Mei?
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