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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 neighborhood called where Jing-Mei’s family lives when she’s a child?
2. How old does Jing-Mei say she was when her mother told her “Of course you can be prodigy too” in the beginning of the story?
3. Auntie Lindo tells Jing-Mei’s mother that all day long she has no time to do anything but what, when she is bragging about her daughter?
4. What refers to circular toys that are twirled around the waist, and that some of the children used at the talent show when Jing-Mei made her piano debut?
5. Where does Jing-Mei describe the piano as standing in her parents’ living room at the end of the story?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jing-Mei overhear her mother saying about her to Auntie Lindo midway through the story?
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 do Suyuan Woo’s actions in the story encourage the wrong responses from her daughter? What effects does this have on Jing-Mei?
4. When does Jing-Mei’s mother first introduce to her the concept of a child prodigy?
5. In what ways does Suyuan Woo lack in communication with her daughter in the beginning of the story?
6. How does Suyuan Woo develop and maintain her sense of identity in the story?
7. How does Suyuan Woo go about discovering her daughter’s “genius” in the beginning of the story?
8. How do Suyuan Woo’s ambitions in the beginning of the story set up the central conflict in “Two Kinds”?
9. What does Jing-Mei say in defense of the performer on the Ed Sullivan Show when she is criticized by her mother? How does this defense backfire?
10. How does Jing-Mei feel about her mother’s ambitions for her at first when she is a child?
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
Discuss the actions, objectives, and obstacles of Jing-Mei Woo in “Two Kinds.” What is Jing-Mei’s ultimate goal (objective) in the story? How does she go about achieving this objective? What obstacles stand in her way? How does she overcome these obstacles?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the character of Jing-Mei Woo in “Two Kinds.” How old is Jing-Mei when the narrative begins with her mother’s discussion of child prodigies? Does Jing-Mei comment on the action of the story or does she relate it objectively? How does this reveal her character? How does Jing-Mei change in the course of the story?
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