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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The majority of the narrative of “Two Kind” is related in what tense?
(a) Future tense
(b) Present tense
(c) Future-possessive tense
(d) Past tense

3. Of her first lessons with Mr. Chong, Jing-Mei says, “I would play after him, the simple scale, the simple chord and then I just played some nonsense that sounded like” what?
(a) A cat running up and down on top of garbage cans
(b) A chorus of birds singing in the treetops
(c) A crash of bricks against a tin rooftop
(d) A solitary violin

4. Who performs first at the talent show where Jing-Mei makes her piano debut?
(a) The youngest children
(b) The adults
(c) The trombone players
(d) The oldest children

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jing-Mei’s mother die from?

2. Where did author Amy Tan grow up?

3. Jing-Mei’s mother tells her when Jing-Mei resists taking piano lessons, “Who ask you be genius? Only ask you be” what?

4. Jing-Mei says to her mother as they argue over piano practice after the talent show, “I’ll never be the kind of daughter you want me to be!” Her mother responds, “Only two kinds of daughters.” What are these two kinds?

5. What is the neighborhood called where Jing-Mei’s family lives when she’s a child?

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