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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. For how long does Jing-Mei say she practiced piano with Mr. Chong before she overheard her mother and Auntie Lindo bragging about their children?
2. How does Jing-Mei describe Mr. Chong’s eyes as always looking when she began piano lessons with him?
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?
4. Who founded the Ripley’s Believe It or Not franchise?
5. Edvard Grieg is considered one of the leading composers of what era?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did critics receive The Joy Luck Club and “Two Kinds” upon publication?
2. What theme connects “Two Kinds” to the other stories in The Joy Luck Club?
3. What performer fascinates Suyuan Woo while watching the Ed Sullivan Show early in the story? How does Jing-Mei respond?
4. What does Jing-Mei discover about Mr. Chong’s disabilities as she studies with him? How does this discovery influence her actions?
5. In what ways does Suyuan Woo lack in communication with her daughter in the beginning of the story?
6. Why do you think the author chose to set the story (and the others in The Joy Luck Club) in San Francisco?
7. How does Suyuan Woo go about discovering her daughter’s “genius” in the beginning of the story?
8. Who attends the talent show when Jing-Mei performs? How does Jing-Mei take the stage?
9. How do Jing-Mei’s feelings about her mother’s ambitions begin to change early in the story? What causes her feelings to change?
10. What arrangement is made between Suyuan Woo and Mr. Chong in regards to Jing-Mei’s piano study and practice?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Describe and discuss the genre and tone of the story. Define these terms in your response and discuss how “Two Kinds” could be categorized into different genres. How does the author establish the tone of the story in the first pages?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the setting of “Two Kinds” and examine the population, culture, and history of San Francisco’s Chinatown. How large is this neighborhood in the city? How diverse is its population? How did Chinatown differ in the 1950s from today?
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