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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. Jing-Mei is surprised after her “talent-show fiasco” that her mother did not do what?
3. Who is the only person applauding when Jing-Mei looks up from her curtsy at the talent show?
4. 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?
5. How does Jing-Mei say she felt when her time to perform her piano solo at the talent show came?
Short Essay Questions
1. What cultural similarities can be seen between the author’s childhood and that of Jing-Mei in “Two Kinds”?
2. How do Suyuan Woo’s ambitions in the beginning of the story set up the central conflict in “Two Kinds”?
3. How do Jing-Mei’s feelings about her mother’s ambitions begin to change early in the story? What causes her feelings to change?
4. How did critics receive The Joy Luck Club and “Two Kinds” upon publication?
5. What child star does Suyuan Woo attempt to mold her daughter into? What happens with this attempt?
6. What comment does Waverly Jong make to Jing-Mei after her performance at the talent show? How does this make Jing-Mei feel?
7. In what ways does Suyuan Woo lack in communication with her daughter in the beginning of the story?
8. What arrangement is made between Suyuan Woo and Mr. Chong in regards to Jing-Mei’s piano study and practice?
9. What is the most significant element of the communication and culture gaps between Jing-Mei and her mother in the story?
10. Why does Amy Tan employ the techniques of oral tradition in “Two Kinds”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Ed Sullivan, Ginny Tiu and Edvard Grieg. How influential was The Ed Sullivan Show on the culture of America during the time that it aired? Who was Ginny Tiu and how does her image factor into the story? What music does Ginny Tiu play on the show and how does Jing-Mei’s mother respond?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Jing-Mei’s visit to the beauty salon and the actions that take place in this setting. Where is the Mission district? Why does Jing-Mei’s mother take her there to have her hair done? What are her expectations for the hairdo, and what are the results?
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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