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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Shirley Temple when she began her film career?
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 8
(d) 10

2. When was Shirley Temple born?
(a) 1959
(b) 1937
(c) 1928
(d) 1911

3. During what years did The Ed Sullivan Show air on television?
(a) 1960-1970
(b) 1929-1949
(c) 1948-1971
(d) 1941-1960

4. Who founded the Ripley’s Believe It or Not franchise?
(a) Robert Ripley
(b) George Ripley
(c) Alexander Ripley
(d) James Ripley

5. What does the piano symbolize in “Two Kinds”?
(a) Jing-Mei’s mother’s ambitions for her
(b) Jing-Mei’s belief in a higher spiritual being
(c) Jing-Mei’s love for her father
(d) Jing-Mei’s longing for cultural resonance

Short Answer Questions

1. Describing her mother’s reaction to her hurtful words, Jing-Mei says, “she backed out of the room, stunned, as if she were blowing away like” what?

2. What U.S. President signed the Chinese Exclusion Act into law?

3. What composition does the piano prodigy play by Edvard Grieg on The Ed Sullivan Show as Jing-Mei and her mother watch?

4. What literary term refers to a short impressionistic scene that focuses on one moment or gives a trenchant impression about a character, idea, setting, or object?

5. Why does Jing-Mei say she sent a tuner to recondition the piano at her parents’ house?

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