Two Kinds

When Jing-Mei looks in the mirror one day, she changes from sad to angry and realizes ...

• she is powerful.

• she will always be afraid of her mother.

• she will never be good at the piano.

• she is not going to stay in America.

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Auntie Lindo and Jing-Mei's mother ...

• are always kind to each other.

• compete with each other about their daughters' accomplishments.

• like to brag about/show off their children.

• always enjoy each other's company.

When Jing Mei's mother wants her to take piano lessons, Jing Mei might feel ...

• confident that her mother believes she can be a genius.

• insecure that her mother does not value her as she is.

• afraid she will show up all the other girls.

• empowered that she can be who she wants to be.

An important theme, or message, from "Two Kinds" is

• Keep an open mind about what you can achieve.

• Accepting yourself for who you are is more important than achievement.

• Children should be who their parents want them to be.

• Obedience is more important than anything else.

Both the narrator and mother share the personality trait of ...

• Obedience

• Stubbornness

• Carelessness

• Peacefulness

What motivates the narrator to do poorly on her mother's quizzes?

• Her desire to not become a prodigy combined with a stubbornness about her mother.

• Her wish to become a famous piano player and make lots of money.

• Her avoidance of reality and fear of changing.

• Her ideas about happiness and perfection.

What three things does Auntie Lindo do around the narrators daughter?

• brags, show off Waverly's accomplishments, show competition between the girls
• complains about her accomplishments, suggests Waverly could help, gives Waverly's trophies away 
• doesn't speak, says bad things,  walks away

Why does the daughter respond to mother, "Why don't you like me the way I am?"

• she thinks mother does not value her and wants to change her
• she feels mother doesn't love her
• she fears she can't become a genius

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.

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