"Two Kinds" Test Prep

Jing-Mei's mother's life in China was hard because she...

• lost her home and family

• was wounded in a war

• lost her family's vast fortune

• wasn't allowed to practice her rleigion

According to Jing-Mei's mother, what are the "two kinds"?

• Great pianists and all other pianists

• People who try their best and people who are lazy

• Daughters who obey and daughters who follow their own minds

• Parents who are proud and loving and parents who are selfish

When Jing-Mei sees her "prodigy side" in the mirror, she realizes that she ... (inference)

• has successfully become a prodigy

• has inherited that side oif herself fron her mother

• has no right to think so highly of herself

• must resist her mother's efforts to make her a prodigy

The mothger immediately gives up her goals for Jing-Mei when

• Jing-Mei calmly explains her real goals

• Jing-Mei mentions the dead twin girls

• the school guidance counselor offers sound advice

• Old Chong raises his fee

The main source of conflict between Jing-Mei and her mother is JIng-Mei's...

• need to be appreciated for who she is

• friendship with her cousin Waverly

• dislike for Old Chong

• desire to be just like Shirley Temple

Which vocabulary word means "without energy or interest"?

• fiasco

• discordant

• mesmerizing

• listlessly

Which vocabulary word means "clashing, not harmonious"?

• prodigy

• listlessly

• discordant

• fiasco

Which vocabulary word means "total failure"?

• fiasco

• prodigy

• mesmerizing

• discordant

Which vocabulary word means "spellbinding, fascinating"?

• discordant

• fiasco

• prodigy

• mesmerizing

Which vocabulary word means "child of highly unusual talent or genius"?

• mesmerizing

• prodigy

• listlessly

• fiasco