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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the 1993 film adaptation of The Joy Luck Club, what actress played the role of Jing-Mei?
2. At what time does Jing-Mei have access to Mr. Chong’s piano for her daily practice sessions when she begins studying with him?
3. How many mothers comprise the Joy Luck Club in the story?
4. As Jing-Mei walks back to her seat after her performance in the talent show, she overhears a little boy say to his mother, “That was awful.” What does the boy’s mother reply?
5. When Jing-Mei’s mother asks her for the capital of Finland, Jing-Mei responds with the capital of what country in the beginning of the story?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jing-Mei find when she takes her bow after her performance at the talent show?
2. What comment does Waverly Jong make to Jing-Mei after her performance at the talent show? How does this make Jing-Mei feel?
3. How does Jing-Mei describe her mother’s immigration to America in the opening of the story? What did she leave behind?
4. Why does Amy Tan employ the techniques of oral tradition in “Two Kinds”?
5. Describe the narrative style of the story. Who is the narrator and how is her perspective defined?
6. What “transformation” does Jing-Mei undergo while looking into the mirror as a child?
7. How does Jing-Mei respond to her mother’s news that she will be taking piano lessons?
8. How does Jing-Mei describe Mr. Chong when she begins piano lessons with him? What does she secretly nickname him?
9. How does Jing-Mei describe the piece she is to play at the talent show? How does she describe her practice for the performance?
10. How does Jing-Mei describe the process of playing scales for Mr. Chong?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the character of Mr. Chong in “Two Kinds.” What was Mr. Chong’s profession prior to his retirement? How old does Jing-Mei perceive Mr. Chong to be? Where does Mr. Chong live? How does Mr. Chong relate to Jing-Mei?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the song “Pleading Child” from Schumann’s Scenes from Childhood and examine the symbolism of this song in the story. How does this song correlate to Jing-Mei’s relationship with her mother? What does she later discover about the song?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the ambitions that Jing-Mei might have pursued as a child if her mother had not attempted to mold her into her own ambitions. What subjects does Jing-Mei profess interest in? In what ways might her mother have attempted to pursue these interests for her daughter?
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