Two Kinds from The Joy Luck Club -Quiz 2

What was Waverly Jong's special talent?

• violin

• mathematics

• chess

• tennis

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What country was the narrator's mother originially from?

• United States

• China

• Japan

• South Korea

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Based on the details in the text, what can you infer about the narrator's mother in "Two Kinds"?

• She is lazy.

• She is critical.

• She is a musician.

• She is thoughtful.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which quotation from the story most clearly supports the inference in Question 4?

• Every time my mother got halfway to the sofa to adjust the set, the sound would go back on and Ed would be talking.

• My mother seemed entranced by the music, a little frenzied piano piece with this mesmerizing quality.

• "Play note right, but doesn't sound good! No singing sound," complained my mother.

• By then, my parents had saved up enough to buy me a secondhand piano, a black Wurlitzer spinet with a scarred bench.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which word would best describe Mr. Chong?

• angry

• wise

• quirky

• stubborn

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which evidence would best support the description of Mr. Chong from Question 6?

• Mr. Chong was very strange, always tapping his fingers to the silent music of an invisible orchestra.

• He looked ancient in my eyes.

• He would open the book and point to different things, explaining their purpose: "Key! Treble! Bass! No sharps or flats! So this is C major! Listen now and play after me."

• I soon found out why Mr. Chong had retired from teaching piano. He was deaf.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The word "eligible" means "meeting the requirements to participate. Choose the most likely meaning of "ineligible."

• going above the requirements to participate

• choosing not to participate

• not meeting the requirements to participate

• helping other participate

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How does the mother's image of American success impact the conflict of the story?

• The mother moves to America in 1949.

• The mother and father help the narrator study.

• The mother pressures Jing-mei to live up to her idea of American achievement.

• The mother gives Jing-mei her piano after she dies.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"...to wet down my hair. 'You look like Negro Chinese,' she lamented, as if I had done this on purpose."

What is the best definition for lamented?

• to praise and laud

• to whisper

• to express regret or disappointment

• to cry out in pain

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In "Two Kinds" why does the mother take her daughter to get her hair curled?

• She wants her daughter to look more grown-up.

• She wants her daughter to look taller.

• She wants her daughter to look like Shirley Temple.

• She wants her daughter to be a child model.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3