Two Kinds

What does Jing-Mei think of Old Chong?

• She doesn't like him much. She doesn't like that she has to take piano lessons.

• She likes him a lot and loves that she has to take piano lessons.

• She doesn't like him much because she misses her old piano instructor.

• She likes him a lot despite not wanting to take piano lessons.

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What does Jing-Mei's mother pressure her to become?

• a child prodigy

• a movie star

• Shirley Temple

• herself

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How does Jing-Mei practice the piano?

• She doesn't apply herself

• She tries very hard

• She practices all the time

• She only practices with her instructor

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What did Jing-Mei's mother believe?

• She believed in the American Dream

• She believed they should leave America and go back to China

• She believed in the power of piano lessons

• She believed in Jing-Mei's ability to play the piano

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What causes Jing-Mei to want to put a stop to her mother's pride?

• Her mother boasts about Jing-Mei and then enters her into a talent show

• Her mother won't let Jing-Mei enter the talent show

• Her mother won't stop buying Jing-Mei pianos

• Her mother won't stop speaking negatively about playing the piano

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What would happen every night at dinner?

• Jing-Mei's mother would quiz her

• Jing-Mei would not eat

• Jing-Mei would play the piano

• Jing-Mei's mother would brag about her

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What happens at the talent show?

• Jing-Mei plays horribly

• Jing-Mei plays beautifully

• Jing-Mei wins first place

• Jing-Mei doesn't perform

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Jing-Mei's mother takes her to beauty training school to have her hair cut like...

• Shirley Temple

• Jing-Mei

• Mr. Chong

• Mrs. Woo

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How does Jing-Mei feel about Waverly?

• She is jealous of her.

• They are best friends.

• They are mortal enemies.

• They have never met.

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Why does the beauty training school instructor say that "Peter Pan" is very popular?

• The beauty school student messed up and cut Jing-Mei's hair too short like a boy.

• The movie had just come out and it was doing really well in theaters.

• Jing-Mei actually doesn't like Peter Pan because Captain Hook scares her.

• Jing-Mei's favorite Disney character is Tinkerbelle.

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