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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Jing-Mei use in describing Mr. Chong’s silent instrumental compositions with a vague and dreamy character?
(a) Trill
(b) Reverie
(c) Staccato
(d) Arpeggio

2. How does Jing-Mei describe her family’s television at the time when her mother watched The Ed Sullivan Show?
(a) The TV was old and the sound kept shorting out
(b) The TV was a black and white model but had a good picture
(c) The TV was new and the picture was clear
(d) The TV was brand new but the picture was still blurry

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) Chess
(b) Chinese checkers
(c) Bridge
(d) Mah-jongg

4. What is the name of the street that Jing-Mei’s family lives on when she is a child?
(a) Roosevelt Street
(b) Sacramento Street
(c) Jefferson Street
(d) Oxford Street

5. How long ago does Jing-Mei say she sent a tuner to her parents’ apartment to recondition the piano at the end of the story?
(a) Two days ago
(b) A week ago
(c) A month ago
(d) A year ago

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jing-Mei say her academic career ended in “Two Kinds”?

2. How does Jing-Mei say she felt every time she saw the piano in her parents’ living room at the end of the story?

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

4. In what year did the film Bright Eyes bring Shirley Temple international fame?

5. When was author Amy Tan born?

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