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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 describes sitting down nightly with her mother to examine stories of child prodigies when she was a child. The first of these stories is about a boy who knows all the state capitals and most of the European countries at what age?
(a) 12
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 5

2. Where did author Amy Tan grow up?
(a) Chicago, Illinois
(b) New York, New York
(c) Oakland, California
(d) New Orleans, Louisiana

3. “Two Kinds” is a short story from Amy Tan’s book The Joy Luck Club. This collection of short stories revolves around the lives of Chinese immigrant women who form a club and play what game?
(a) Chinese checkers
(b) Chess
(c) Mah-jongg
(d) Bridge

4. When her mother offered to give her the piano for her birthday, Jing-Mei says she saw this action as what?
(a) A sign of repentance
(b) A sign of forgiveness
(c) A sign of apology
(d) A sign of hope

5. After Jing-Mei’s mother tells her that she has enrolled her in piano lessons, Jing-Mei says, “When my mother told me this, I felt as though I had been” what?
(a) Sent to hell
(b) Sent to heaven
(c) Swept under the rug
(d) Given a kingdom

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jing-Mei describe her mother’s first children in the beginning of the story?

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

3. Jing-Mei says that Mr. Chong would have her curve her hand around what object and then keep that shape while playing chords?

4. What is the name of Jing-Mei’s mother in “Two Kinds”?

5. What is the name of the Schumann piece that Jing-Mei is to play at the talent show?

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