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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’s mother respond when Jing-Mei throws a fit when she’s told she’ll be taking piano lessons?
(a) She slaps her
(b) She laughs at her
(c) She weeps
(d) She calls her father

2. Examine the following sentence from the narrative: “I kept thinking my fingers would adjust themselves back, like a train switching to the right track.” What literary device is used in this example?
(a) Simile
(b) Jargon
(c) Onomatopoeia
(d) Metaphor

3. Jing-Mei says that her mother offered to give her the piano for her birthday when she turned how old?
(a) 20
(b) 30
(c) 40
(d) 25

4. At what time does Jing-Mei’s mother insist that Jing-Mei begin her piano practice following the talent show fiasco?
(a) 6
(b) 4
(c) 7
(d) 3

5. How does Jing-Mei describe the Schumann piece that she was to play at the talent show?
(a) It was a simple, moody piece that sounded more difficult than it was
(b) It was a textured piece that showed off skills that I didn’t even have
(c) It was a difficult, multi-layered piece that sounded less difficult than it was
(d) It was a strong and powerful piece, one that I loved

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname that Auntie Lindo’s daughter is known by in the area where Jing-Mei grows up?

2. The majority of the narrative of “Two Kinds” is related from what perspective?

3. During what years did The Ed Sullivan Show air on television?

4. 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?

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?

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