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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. What is the name of Jing-Mei’s mother in “Two Kinds”?
2. What musical term from the story refers to a composition for one or two instruments, typically comprised of three or four movements in contrasting forms and keys?
3. When her mother offered to give her the piano for her birthday, Jing-Mei says she saw this action as what?
4. The Magnuson Act was passed in the year that China became what?
5. What does Jing-Mei say Mr. Chong would balance on her wrists as she practiced piano so that she would keep them still?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Jing-Mei respond to her mother’s comment about her to Auntie Lindo? What foreshadowing follows this scene?
2. How and when did the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act influence immigration in the U.S.?
3. How does Jing-Mei say her perceptions differed from her mother’s in regard to ambition as she looks back at the end of the story?
4. How does the concept of identity relate centrally to the conflicts in “Two Kinds”?
5. How does the conflict that marks the climax of the story begin? How much time has passed since Jing-Mei’s performance at the talent show?
6. How are the pressures of immigrant families depicted through the character of Suyuan Woo in “Two Kinds”?
7. In what ways can the reader see early in the story that Jing-Mei’s ambitions (and her mother’s) are misplaced?
8. How does Jing-Mei feel as she prepares to perform at the talent show?
9. What does Jing-Mei find when she takes her bow after her performance at the talent show?
10. How does Jing-Mei describe Waverly Jong in the narrative? What has Waverly gained recognition through?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of the American Dream in “Two Kinds.” How does the theme manifest in the story? How does this theme relate to the character of Suyuan Woo? What symbolism is used in the narrative to reinforce this theme?
Essay Topic 2
Who is “Chinatown’s Littlest Chinese Chess Champion” in the story? What is Jing-Lei’s relationship like with this character? How did this character earn her title? How does this character differ from the protagonist in “Two Kinds”?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the character of Suyuan Woo in “Two Kinds.” How does Jing-Mei describe her mother’s tragic history and her immigration into the U.S.? What happened to Suyuan’s young twin daughters? What does Suyuan believe? How does she change in the story?
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